# atrocious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈtɹəʊ.ʃəs/ · frequency rank #24,088

## Definitions
1. Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
2. Offensive or heinous.
3. Very bad; abominable, disgusting.

## Etymology
From Latin atrōx (“cruel, fierce, frightful”) + -ious.

## Common misspellings (12)
`artocious`, `atorcious`, `atrcoious`, `atroccious`, `atrociosu`, `atrociouss`, `atrociuos`, `atrocoius`, `atroicous`, `atrrocious`, `attrocious`, `tarocious`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/atrocious