Vocabulary
Atrocity
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
Urdu meaning
ظلم، سنگدلی، انتہائی حماقت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It is shocking that a suicide bomber was able to carry out the atrocity at the site of a mass meeting where the province`s leading political figures were gathered.
- `Ethnic cleansing` sanitises atrocity.
- It is the responsibility of the state to guard the press and ensure that every atrocity is punished.
- The banned Balochistan Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for this atrocity.
- The latest atrocity occurred on Saturday, when 13 soldiers were martyred in a suicide attack in North Waziristan`s Mir Ali area.
Synonyms
act of barbarity, act of savagery, act of brutality, cruelty, act of wickedness, abomination,
Antonyms
agreeableness, pleasantness, delightfulness,
Curator example
“a textbook which detailed war atrocities”
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