ATROCIOUS

• (adj.) provoking horror

  "an atrocious automobile accident", "a frightful crime of decapitation", "an alarming, even horrifying, picture", "war is beyond all words horrible", "an ugly wound"

  synonyms : frightful , horrible , horrifying , ugly

• (adj.) exceptionally bad or displeasing

  "atrocious taste", "abominable workmanship", "an awful voice", "dreadful manners", "a painful performance", "terrible handwriting", "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

  synonyms : abominable , awful , dreadful , painful , terrible , unspeakable

  The service at this restaurant is abominable. -added by geeta_inlas

  I am sorry to say but the food was simply awful. -added by geeta_inlas

  I simply abominate hypocrites. -added by priyavanjeri

  me and my friends had an abominable experience in our intermediate(eamcet) -added by bharathpoduri

• (adj.) shockingly brutal or cruel

  "murder is an atrocious crime", "a grievous offense against morality", "a grievous crime", "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

  synonyms : flagitious , grievous , monstrous

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