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1 atrocity
noun* * *[ə'trosəti]* * *atroc·ity[əˈtrɒsəti, AM əˈtrɑ:sət̬i]nwar-time \atrocity Kriegsverbrechen ntan act of \atrocity eine grausame Tat* * *[ə'trɒsItɪ]nGrausamkeit f; (act also) Gräueltat f* * *1. Abscheulichkeit f, Scheußlichkeit f, Grässlichkeit f2. Gräueltat f, Gräuel m3. umga) Ungeheuerlichkeit f (grober Verstoß)b) Gräuel m, (etwas) Scheußliches* * *noun* * *n.Greueltat (alte Rechtschreibung) f.Gräueltat f.Schreckenstat f. -
2 enormity
noun2) see academic.ru/24440/enormousness">enormousness* * *1) (great wickedness.) der Frevel2) (hugeness.) die Ungeheuerlichkeit* * *enor·mity[ɪˈnɔ:məti, AM -ˈnɔ:rmət̬i]n* * *[I'nɔːmItɪ]n2) (of crime) Ungeheuerlichkeit f* * *a) Enormität fb) Frevel m, Gräuel m, Untat f* * *noun2) see enormousness* * *n.Riesenhaftigkeit f.Ungeheuerlichkeit f. -
3 perpetrator
noun[Übel]täter, der/-täterin, diebe the perpetrator of a crime/fraud/atrocity — ein Verbrechen/einen Betrug begangen haben/eine Gräueltat verübt haben
* * *per·pe·tra·tor[ˈpɜ:pɪtreɪtəʳ, AM ˈpɜ:rpətreɪt̬ɚ]* * *['pɜːpItreɪtə(r)]nTäter( in) m(f); (= originator) Verursacher(in) m(f)the perpetrator of this crime — derjenige, der dieses Verbrechen begangen hat
* * *perpetrator [-tə(r)] s Täter(in)* * *noun[Übel]täter, der/-täterin, diebe the perpetrator of a crime/fraud/atrocity — ein Verbrechen/einen Betrug begangen haben/eine Gräueltat verübt haben
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4 atrociousness
* * ** * *n.Scheußlichkeit f.
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atrocity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), terrible, worst ▪ one of the worst atrocities of the war ▪ alleged ▪ human rights ▪ … Collocations dictionary
atrocity — ► NOUN (pl. atrocities) ▪ an extremely wicked or cruel act … English terms dictionary
atrocity — I noun abomination, abuse, act of ferocity, atrocious crime, atrocitas, barbarity, deed of savagery, ferity, ferocity, fiendishness, flagitious villainy, flagitiousness, flagrancy, gross offense, heinousness, holocaust, infamy, inhumanity,… … Law dictionary
atrocity — 1530s, from M.Fr. atrocité or directly from L. atrocitatem (nom. atrocitas) cruelty, fierceness, harshness, noun of quality from atrox fierce, cruel, frightful, from PIE *atro ek , from root *ater fire + *okw see; thus of fiery or threatening… … Etymology dictionary
atrocity — noun 1) a number of atrocities Syn: outrage, horror, violation, abuse, massacre 2) scenes of hardship and atrocity Syn: wickedness, cruelty, brutality, barbarity, viciousness, savag … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
atrocity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1534 1. the quality or state of being atrocious 2. an atrocious act, object, or situation < the…sufferings and atrocities of trench warfare Aldous Huxley > … New Collegiate Dictionary
atrocity — noun a) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty. b) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice. See Also: atrocious … Wiktionary
atrocity — noun (plural atrocities) an extremely wicked or cruel act. Origin C16: from Fr. atrocité or L. atrocitas, from atrox, atroc cruel … English new terms dictionary
atrocity — noun (countable usually plural, uncountable) an extremely cruel and violent action, especially during a war: one of the worst atrocities of the Vietnam War … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
atrocity — noun European ministers were appalled by scenes of alleged Kosovo atrocities Syn: abomination, cruelty, enormity, outrage, horror, monstrosity, obscenity, violation, crime, abuse; barbarity, barbarism, brutality, savagery, inhumanity, wickedness … Thesaurus of popular words
atrocity — UK [əˈtrɒsətɪ] / US [əˈtrɑsətɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms atrocity : singular atrocity plural atrocities a cruel and violent act, often in a war Some of the worst atrocities in the Yugoslav war took place at a farm near Sarajevo … English dictionary