atrociousness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈtroʊʃəsnəs/ UK /əˈtrəʊʃəsnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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... atrocitywickednessbarbaritybrutalityheinousnessmonstrousnesssavagery ↔ Opposites humanenesskindnessbenevolence Word family Related forms atrociousatrocity Etymology AI details From atrocious + -ness, from Latin atrox, atrocis ('cruel, fierce'), from ater ('black, dark'). atrox Latin ater Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown