atrocity

• اسم يدل على فعل بالغ القسوة أو الوحشية أو الشر، وغالبًا ما يُرتكب في أوقات الحرب أو النزاع. ويشير أيضًا إلى العمل الفظيع أو الجريمة الشنيعة نفسها.

A noun referring to an extremely cruel, violent, or wicked act, often committed during war or conflict.

1. Extremely cruel actC1formal

   An extremely wicked, cruel, or violent act, often committed during war or conflict.

   وحشية

   • The war crimes tribunal investigated the atrocities committed by the regime.
   • History books record the atrocities of the genocide.
   • The international community condemned the atrocity against civilians.

   المرادفاتbarbarismbrutalitycrimeevilhorrorinhumanityoutragesavagery

   الأضدادbeneficencebenevolencecompassionhumanitykindnessmercy

2. Horrible or shocking eventC1formal

   An event or situation that is shockingly bad or unpleasant.

   فظاعة

   • The famine was an atrocity that claimed millions of lives.
   • The attack on the school was an atrocity that shocked the nation.
   • They described the conditions in the prison as an atrocity.

   المرادفاتabominationbarbarismbrutalitycrimehorrormonstrosityobscenityoutragesavagery

   الأضدادblessingboondelight