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Definition: ATROCITIES

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun atrocity.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(atrocity)
1. The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.[Wordnet].
2. An act of atrocious cruelty.[Wordnet].
3. Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.[Websters].
4. An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.[Websters].

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "Atrocities" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1715. (references)

Common Expressions: ATROCITIES

Expressions Definition
Mass deaths and atrocities of the twentieth century Since the 19th century various historians have investigated the number of deaths that could be attributed to warfare or ideology. In the 20th century Joel David Singer and Melvin Small analyzed conflicts and Singer argued in The Wages of War, that a conflict with a particular death toll is statistically related to time of events. In recent years there has been an increasing belief among those who study conflict and fatalities related to it, that civil wars in particular are related to measurable economic phenomenon, and the scale of conflict is related to the reach of these factors. (references)
Vietnamese atrocities after the fall of Saigon A number of atrocities against Vietnamese soldiers and civilians occurred in the aftermath of South Vietnam's surrender to North Vietnam on April 30, 1975 during the Fall of Saigon. (references)
World War II atrocities Like most wars, World War II had numerous instances of brutality, mass killings, ethnic cleansing, forced labor, starvation and rape. Whether to define one of these particular incident as an atrocity or war crime is subjective. (references)
World War II atrocities in Poland This article details the atrocities and crimes against humanity committed in Poland during the World War II. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: ATROCITIES

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
1971 Bangladesh atrocities 60     1971 Bangladesh atrocities 60
Atrocities (album) 5     Atrocities (album) 5
Atrocities of the Spanish-American War 3     Atrocities of the Spanish-American War 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: atrocities
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

enormities, outrages, atrocity, brutalities, carnage, murder, slaughter, violence, outrage, savagery, mayhem, cruelties, abominations, barbarisms, barbarities, violences, brutality, cruelty.
Consider also: crimes, horrors, eyesores, infamies, mischiefs, villainies, massacres, obscenities, evils, tyrannies, corruptions, sadism, scandals, slaughters, ferocities, insult.

Verb

disgraces.

Other

inhumanities, savageries, killing, deviltries.

Expression

savage act.
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Computed Synonyms: atrocities

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   39.5093   atrocities     brutalities     cruelties, crudities, violences, devilries, severities   
 2   37.8097   atrocities     ferocities     violences, severities, rages, truculencies, tyrannies   
 3   35.3092   atrocities     savageries     ferocities, barbarities, cruelties, brutalities, inhumanities   
 4   35.2192   atrocities     abhorrences     loathings, revulsions, repulsions, hatreds, frights   
 5   21.5092   atrocities     inhumanities     monstrosities, devilries, outrages, barbaries, mischiefs   
 6   20.2091   atrocities     eyesores     horrors, abhorrences, abominations, frights, shocks   
 7   19.1092   atrocities     shocks     bumps, jars, jolts, shakes, impacts   
 8   19.0796   atrocities     atrocity     abomination, Cruelty, horror, brutality, ferocity   
 9   14.3093   atrocities     tyrannies     tyranny, trespassing, absolutisms, absolutism, cruelties   
 10   12.3092   atrocities     devilries     mischiefs, pranks, cruelties, sorceries, brutalities   
 11   12.2092   atrocities     violences     forces, powers, mayhems, furies, strengths   
 12   12.1091   atrocities     barbarisms     vandalisms, crudities, vulgarisms, barbaries, barbarism   
 13   10.5093   atrocities     bestialities     animalities, sodomies, buggeries, bestiality, ferocities   
 14   8.5094   atrocities     severities     rigours, austerities, stringencies, rigidities, asperities   
 15   8.5094   atrocities     iniquities     wrongs, inequities, evils, guilts, villainies   
--------------------     250 synonyms ranked from 16 to 265 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: atrocities

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0088   atrocities     bodily harm     bodily injury, cruelty, abuses   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: atrocities

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   5.9973   declaration concerning atrocities     Moscow declaration         
 2   1.6694   to commit atrocities     to commit cruelties     to do a cruel thing   
 3   1.2285   to commit atrocities     to do a cruel thing     to commit cruelties   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top
Antonym: atrocities
Position Antonym (sorted by strength)

Noun

humanities.
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Translations: ATROCITIES

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya فَظَاعَة (atrocity, horribleness, horridness, abominableness, atrociousness), شَنَاعَة (atrocity, enormity, ugliness, abomination, abominations), رِجْس (atrocity, abominable, abomination, abominations, atrocities), قَبِيحَة (abominable, abomination, abominations, atrocious, atrocities), فُحْش (filth, obscenity, ribaldry, abomination, abominations), الاعمال الوحشية (atrocities), كِبْر (arrogance, atrocities, atrocity, cockiness, conceit), قَبَاحَة (atrocity, enormity, atrocities, enormities, gracelessness), هَوْل (abominableness, alarm, alarmed, alarming, alarms), مُوبِقَة (abomination, abominations, atrocities, atrocity, danger). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha فَظَاعَة (atrocity, horribleness, horridness, abominableness, atrociousness), شَنَاعَة (atrocity, enormity, ugliness, abomination, abominations), رِجْس (atrocity, abominable, abomination, abominations, atrocities), قَبِيحَة (abominable, abomination, abominations, atrocious, atrocities), فُحْش (filth, obscenity, ribaldry, abomination, abominations), الاعمال الوحشية (atrocities), كِبْر (arrogance, atrocities, atrocity, cockiness, conceit), قَبَاحَة (atrocity, enormity, atrocities, enormities, gracelessness), هَوْل (abominableness, alarm, alarmed, alarming, alarms), مُوبِقَة (abomination, abominations, atrocities, atrocity, danger). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic فَظَاعَة (atrocity, horribleness, horridness, abominableness, atrociousness), شَنَاعَة (atrocity, enormity, ugliness, abomination, abominations), رِجْس (atrocity, abominable, abomination, abominations, atrocities), قَبِيحَة (abominable, abomination, abominations, atrocious, atrocities), فُحْش (filth, obscenity, ribaldry, abomination, abominations), الاعمال الوحشية (atrocities), كِبْر (arrogance, atrocities, atrocity, cockiness, conceit), قَبَاحَة (atrocity, enormity, atrocities, enormities, gracelessness), هَوْل (abominableness, alarm, alarmed, alarming, alarms), مُوبِقَة (abomination, abominations, atrocities, atrocity, danger). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Indonesia kejahatan (crime, atrocity, turpitude, banditry, criminality), ketidaksopanan (boorishness, discourtesy, immodesty, rudeness, atrocities), kekejian (infamy, turpitude, atrocities, atrocity, tyranny), kekejaman (cruelty, enormity, ferocity, severity, atrocity), kekasaran (asperity, crudity, coarseness, discourtesy, indelicacy). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian zvěrstva (barbarities, atrocities, barbarity), sveřepost (atrocity, barbarity, atrocities, truculence), ohavnosti (atrocities), krutosti (stiffness, atrocities). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese atrocities (atrocities). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish uhyrligheder (atrocities). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina zvěrstva (barbarities, atrocities, barbarity), sveřepost (atrocity, barbarity, atrocities, truculence), ohavnosti (atrocities), krutosti (stiffness, atrocities). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 暴行 (atrocity, outrage, savage act, outrages, atrocities), 莫斯科宣言 (declaration concerning atrocities, Moscow declaration). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech zvěrstva (barbarities, atrocities, barbarity), sveřepost (atrocity, barbarity, atrocities, truculence), ohavnosti (atrocities), krutosti (stiffness, atrocities). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Daco-Rumanian cruzime (cruelty, atrocities, atrocity, barbarity, brutality). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish uhyrligheder (atrocities). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk uhyrligheder (atrocities). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari بيرحمى (atrocity, atrocities, cruelties, cruelty, brutality). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Greueltat (atrocities, atrocity, outrage, iniquity, monstrosity), Schauerstücke (atrocities), Schauermärchen (atrocities), Schreckenstaten (atrocities), Scheußlichkeiten (atrocities), Greueltaten (atrocity, atrocities), Grausamkeiten (barbarousness, cruelties, ferociousness, horrors, atrocities), Abscheulichkeiten (abominations, atrocities, flagrancies, hideousnesses, odiousnesses). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch wreedheden (atrocities, brutalities, cruelties), gruwelstukken (atrocities), gruweldaden (atrocities). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish hirmuteko (atrocities, atrocity, inhumanity). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Français atrocités (atrocities, enormities, horrors, miseries, terrors), des atrocities (atrocities), cruautés (cruelties, atrocities). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
French atrocités (atrocities, enormities, horrors, miseries, terrors), des atrocities (atrocities), cruautés (cruelties, atrocities). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
German Greueltat (atrocities, atrocity, outrage, iniquity, monstrosity), Schauerstücke (atrocities), Schauermärchen (atrocities), Schreckenstaten (atrocities), Scheußlichkeiten (atrocities), Greueltaten (atrocity, atrocities), Grausamkeiten (barbarousness, cruelties, ferociousness, horrors, atrocities), Abscheulichkeiten (abominations, atrocities, flagrancies, hideousnesses, odiousnesses). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek αγριότητα (cruelty, savagery, atrocities, atrocity, cruelties), ωμότητες (atrocities, bodily harm). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) agriotita (cruelty, savagery, atrocities, atrocity, cruelties), omotites (atrocities, bodily harm). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 포악 (atrocity, atrocities), 잔학한 행위 (atrocities, atrocity), 모진짓을 하다 (to commit atrocities, to commit cruelties, to do a cruel thing). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 포악 (atrocity, atrocities), 잔학한 행위 (atrocities, atrocity), 모진짓을 하다 (to commit atrocities, to commit cruelties, to do a cruel thing). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew תוירזכא (atrocities, atrocity, brutalities, brutality, cruelties). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic فَظَاعَة (atrocity, horribleness, horridness, abominableness, atrociousness), شَنَاعَة (atrocity, enormity, ugliness, abomination, abominations), رِجْس (atrocity, abominable, abomination, abominations, atrocities), قَبِيحَة (abominable, abomination, abominations, atrocious, atrocities), فُحْش (filth, obscenity, ribaldry, abomination, abominations), الاعمال الوحشية (atrocities), كِبْر (arrogance, atrocities, atrocity, cockiness, conceit), قَبَاحَة (atrocity, enormity, atrocities, enormities, gracelessness), هَوْل (abominableness, alarm, alarmed, alarming, alarms), مُوبِقَة (abomination, abominations, atrocities, atrocity, danger). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Greueltat (atrocities, atrocity, outrage, iniquity, monstrosity), Schauerstücke (atrocities), Schauermärchen (atrocities), Schreckenstaten (atrocities), Scheußlichkeiten (atrocities), Greueltaten (atrocity, atrocities), Grausamkeiten (barbarousness, cruelties, ferociousness, horrors, atrocities), Abscheulichkeiten (abominations, atrocities, flagrancies, hideousnesses, odiousnesses). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Hindi दुष्टता (atrocities, depravity, evil, ill, mischief), ज़ुल्म (atrocities, injustice), बर्बरता (atrocities, barbarism). Additional references: Hindi, India, Nepal, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Greueltat (atrocities, atrocity, outrage, iniquity, monstrosity), Schauerstücke (atrocities), Schauermärchen (atrocities), Schreckenstaten (atrocities), Scheußlichkeiten (atrocities), Greueltaten (atrocity, atrocities), Grausamkeiten (barbarousness, cruelties, ferociousness, horrors, atrocities), Abscheulichkeiten (abominations, atrocities, flagrancies, hideousnesses, odiousnesses). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian rémtettek (atrocities). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian kejahatan (crime, atrocity, turpitude, banditry, criminality), ketidaksopanan (boorishness, discourtesy, immodesty, rudeness, atrocities), kekejian (infamy, turpitude, atrocities, atrocity, tyranny), kekejaman (cruelty, enormity, ferocity, severity, atrocity), kekasaran (asperity, crudity, coarseness, discourtesy, indelicacy). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian atrocità (atrocity, atrociousness, atrocities, enormity, flagrance). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit תוירזכא (atrocities, atrocity, brutalities, brutality, cruelties). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Khadi Boli दुष्टता (atrocities, depravity, evil, ill, mischief), ज़ुल्म (atrocities, injustice), बर्बरता (atrocities, barbarism). Additional references: Khadi Boli, India, Nepal, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Khari Boli दुष्टता (atrocities, depravity, evil, ill, mischief), ज़ुल्म (atrocities, injustice), बर्बरता (atrocities, barbarism). Additional references: Khari Boli, India, Nepal, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 포악 (atrocity, atrocities), 잔학한 행위 (atrocities, atrocity), 모진짓을 하다 (to commit atrocities, to commit cruelties, to do a cruel thing). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar rémtettek (atrocities). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Moldavian cruzime (cruelty, atrocities, atrocity, barbarity, brutality). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian uhyrligheter (atrocities, monstrosities), grusomheter (cruelties, atrocities). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi بيرحمى (atrocity, atrocities, cruelties, cruelty, brutality). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian بيرحمى (atrocity, atrocities, cruelties, cruelty, brutality). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) بيرحمى (atrocity, atrocities, cruelties, cruelty, brutality). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish bezeceństwo (atrocity, iniquity, wickedness, atrociousness, atrocities). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch bezeceństwo (atrocity, iniquity, wickedness, atrociousness, atrocities). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski bezeceństwo (atrocity, iniquity, wickedness, atrociousness, atrocities). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese barbaridades (atrocities, outrages), atrocities (atrocities). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Romanian cruzime (cruelty, atrocities, atrocity, barbarity, brutality). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Rumanian cruzime (cruelty, atrocities, atrocity, barbarity, brutality). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi grymheter (cruelties, atrocities, barbarities, ferocities, savageries), gräsligheter (atrocities), förskräckligheter (atrocities), förfärligheter (atrocities). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian злодеяния (atrocities, misdeeds, atrocity), жестокости (atrocities, cruelties), ужасы (atrocities), Московская декларация (declaration concerning atrocities, Moscow declaration). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) zlodeyaniya (atrocities, misdeeds, atrocity), zhestokosti (atrocities, cruelties), uzhasy (atrocities), moskovskaya deklaratsiya (declaration concerning atrocities, Moscow declaration). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki злодеяния (atrocities, misdeeds, atrocity), жестокости (atrocities, cruelties), ужасы (atrocities), Московская декларация (declaration concerning atrocities, Moscow declaration). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) zlodeyaniya (atrocities, misdeeds, atrocity), zhestokosti (atrocities, cruelties), uzhasy (atrocities), moskovskaya deklaratsiya (declaration concerning atrocities, Moscow declaration). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) zverstva (atrocities, atrocity). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland uhyrligheder (atrocities). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak zverstvo (atrocity, atrocities, bestialities, bestiality). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian zverstvo (atrocity, atrocities, bestialities, bestiality). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish atrocidades (atrocities), burradas (atrocities, claptrap), crueldades (cruelties, atrocities). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea hirmuteko (atrocities, atrocity, inhumanity). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi hirmuteko (atrocities, atrocity, inhumanity). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska grymheter (cruelties, atrocities, barbarities, ferocities, savageries), gräsligheter (atrocities), förskräckligheter (atrocities), förfärligheter (atrocities). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish grymheter (cruelties, atrocities, barbarities, ferocities, savageries), gräsligheter (atrocities), förskräckligheter (atrocities), förfärligheter (atrocities). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish gaddarlık (atrocity, barbarity, cruelty, ferocity, atrocities), canavarca davranışlar (atrocities), mezalim (atrocities, atrocity, cruel deeds, injustices, outrages), gaddarca (tyrannical, ruffianly, atrocious, atrocities, brutalize). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Звiрства (atrocities, atrocity). Additional references: Ukrainian, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) zvirstva (atrocities, atrocity). Additional references: Ukrainian, atrocities. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top

Constructed Language Translations: ATROCITIES

Language Translations for “atrocities” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin atrocitiesway (atrocities). Additional references: Pig Latin, atrocities. (volunteer)
Slovio zverzlos (atrocities). Additional references: Slovio, atrocities. (volunteer)
Terran A zverzlos (atrocities). Additional references: Terran A, atrocities. (volunteer)
Terran B gruacitaese (atrocities). Additional references: Terran B, atrocities. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top