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1
extremely disturbing or repellent
- an atrocious crime that shocked even hardened members of the police force
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- alarming,
- bloodcurdling,
- dire,
- direful,
- fearful,
- fearsome,
- forbidding,
- formidable,
- frightening,
- gut-wrenching,
- hair-raising,
- heart-stopping,
- intimidating,
- redoubtable,
- scary,
- terrifying
- abhorrent,
- deplorable,
- disagreeable,
- disgusting,
- distasteful,
- loathsome,
- nauseating,
- noisome,
- obnoxious,
- obscene,
- offensive,
- repugnant,
- repulsive,
- revolting,
- sickening
- abominable,
- evil,
- foul,
- heinous,
- noxious,
- odious,
- unspeakable,
- vile
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2
extremely unsatisfactory
- the picture quality on the pirated DVD was atrocious
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- bitchin'
- [slang],
- great,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- wonderful
3
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
- the atrocious treatment of prisoners at the camps
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“Atrocious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atrocious. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of atrocious was in 1604
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