Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun atrocity

2 senses of atrocity

Sense 1
atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness -- (the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane)
       => inhumaneness, inhumanity -- (the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others)

Sense 2
atrocity, inhumanity -- (an act of atrocious cruelty)
       => cruelty, inhuman treatment -- (a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering)