Meaning & use
atrocious
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extremely wicked or cruel; also used informally to mean very bad or unpleasant in quality.
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The dictator was responsible for atrocious human rights abuses.
The weather was atrocious throughout our entire vacation.
A note on using this word
Can describe genuine moral horror, as in 'atrocious crimes,' or, more casually, simply poor quality, as in 'atrocious weather' — context determines which sense applies.
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