# atrocity

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈtɹɒsɪti/ · frequency rank #27,727

## Definitions
1. An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
2. The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
3. An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable.

## Etymology
From Middle French atrocité, from Latin atrōcitātem, from atrox (“terrible, cruel”) + -tās, from āter (“matte black”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`artocity`, `atorcity`, `atrcoity`, `atroccity`, `atrocitty`, `atrocityy`, `atrociyt`, `atroctiy`, `atroicty`, `atrrocity`, `attrocity`, `tarocity`

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