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atrocities
noun as in outrageous behavior
noun as in cruelness, offensiveness; widely condemned action
Example Sentences
But the scale of the carnage is much bigger and unrelenting in Gaza, where atrocities continue without letup, while the world looks on.
Throughout the war, the Emergency Lawyers group has documented atrocities by both the army and the RSF.
What has made it fester is the belief that Japan has never fully owned up to its atrocities in places it occupied – not just China, but also Korea, what was then Malaya, Philippines, Indonesia.
Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, called it "a betrayal of Peruvian victims" that "undermines decades of efforts to ensure accountability for atrocities".
However, Macron fell short of offering a clear apology for the atrocities committed by French troops in its former colony, which gained independence in 1960.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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