atrociousness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈtroʊʃəsnəs/ UK /əˈtrəʊʃəsnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being extremely wicked, brutal, or appalling

The court condemned the atrociousness of the crimes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... atrocity wickedness barbarity brutality heinousnessmonstrousnesssavagery

Opposites

humaneness kindness benevolence

Word family

Related forms atrocious atrocity

Etymology

From atrocious + -ness, from Latin atrox, atrocis ('cruel, fierce'), from ater ('black, dark').

atrox Latin ater Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# atrociousness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈtroʊʃəsnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈtrəʊʃəsnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being extremely wicked, brutal, or appalling

## Examples
- The court condemned the atrociousness of the crimes.

## Synonyms
- atrocity
- wickedness
- barbarity
- brutality
- heinousness
- monstrousness
- savagery

## Antonyms
- humaneness
- kindness
- benevolence

## Related Forms
- atrocious
- atrocity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: atrox
- Root: ater

## Etymology
From atrocious + -ness, from Latin atrox, atrocis ('cruel, fierce'), from ater ('black, dark').

## AI Etymology
Atrociousness is from atrocious + -ness, from Latin atrox, atrocis ('cruel, fierce'), from ater ('black, dark'). Important recorded forms include atrox (Latin) and ater (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being extremely wicked, brutal, or appalling. The wider family includes related words such as atrocious and atrocity.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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