atrocious

Adjective
  1. Shockingly brutal or cruel (synset 301134954)
    "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
    similar to: evil - morally bad or wrong
    same as: flagitious, grievous, monstrous
  2. Exceptionally bad or displeasing (synset 301130122)
    "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
    similar to: bad - having undesirable or negative qualities
    same as: abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
  3. Provoking horror (synset 300195081)
    "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"; "an ugly wound"
    similar to: alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger
    same as: frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly

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