Atrocious (아주) 사악한, 잔혹한, 잔인한. 소름끼치는. 아주 끔찍한. 혐오스러운. 매우 저질의.
어-트로우셔스.
atrocity. atrocities.
adjective
atro·cious ə-ˈtrō-shəs
Synonyms of atrocious
1
: extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel : BARBARIC
prisoners subjected to atrocious treatment
2
: APPALLING, HORRIFYING
the atrocious weapons of modern war
an atrocious accident
3
a
: utterly revolting : ABOMINABLE
atrocious working conditions
atrocious weather
b
: of very poor quality
atrocious handwriting
atrociously adverb
atrociousness noun
Synonyms
appalling
awful
dreadful
frightful
ghastly
grisly
gruesome
grewsome
hideous
horrendous
horrible
horrid
horrific
horrifying
lurid
macabre
monstrous
nightmare
nightmarish
shocking
terrible
terrific
Examples of atrocious in a Sentence
… much of the manufactured-home industry employed sales practices that were atrocious. The need for meaningful down payments was frequently ignored. Sometimes fakery was involved. Moreover, impossible-to-meet monthly payments were being agreed to by borrowers who signed up because they had nothing to lose.
—Warren E. Buffett, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2009
In the hands of a succession of more or less sadistic colonial governors and prison officers, convicts, particularly repeat offenders, found themselves subjected to atrocious punishments, flogged, committed to chain gangs, kept in underground pits, starved, and bullied.
—Caroline Moorehead, New York Review of Books, 16 Nov. 2006
It would seem that by now the Tigers might be weary of analyzing their roller-coaster season, sick of reliving their atrocious 9-23 start and comparing it with their recent hot streak.
—Sports Illustrated, 4 Sept. 2000
an atrocious period in the nation's history
an atrocious crime that shocked even hardened members of the police force
Recent Examples on the Web
The atrocious Bears defense should help keep Johnson plenty busy going forward.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
Ludvig Aberg, the Swedish rookie, never recovered from an atrocious start of his own.
—Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
There were, however, others who stayed to lend a hand — the atrocious state of the playa notwithstanding.
—Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Latin atroc-, atrox gloomy, atrocious, from atr-, ater black + -oc-, -ox (akin to Greek ōps eye) — more at EYE
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of atrocious was in 1604
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Atrocity 충격을 받을 정도로 나쁜, 혹은 잔혹한, 비정한 행위, 대상, 상황.
1
: a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
the atrocities of war
2
: the quality or state of being atrocious
… the paralysing atrocity of the thought which occupied her.
—Joseph Conrad
국제 형사법에서 잔혹 범죄 (atrocity crime) 3가지. 1) 집단 학살 (genocide), 전쟁 범죄 (war crimes), 반인륜적 범죄 (Crimes against humanity)
An atrocity crime is a violation of international criminal law that falls under the historically three legally defined international crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
유엔에서 규정한 4가지 잔혹 범죄.
1) 집단 학살 (Genocide). 민족, 인종, 종교 집단을 살해하는 것.
2) 반인륜적 범죄 (Crimes against humanity). 민간인에 대한 대량 학살. 살해, 강간, 투옥, 실종, 노예화, 섹스 노예, 고문, 분리, 추방 등.
3) 전쟁 범죄 (war crimes). 제네바 협정 파기. 정규군에 어린이 포함. 전쟁 포로 살해와 고문. 병원, 역사적 유물 파괴. 종교, 교육, 예술, 과학을 위한 건물 파괴.
4) 침략 범죄(Aggression) 무력을 사용해 한 국가가 다른 국가의 주권과 독립을 훼손하는 경우.
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