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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries극악무도한
Pronunciation / Transliteration: geuk-ak-mu-do-han
"그들은 극악무도한 범죄를 저질렀다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Horrifyingly wicked; extremely brutal, cruel, or evil.
"The dictatators committed atrocious acts against humanity." - 2
Of very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.
"The weather during our weekend trip was atrocious."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'atrox', meaning fierce, cruel, or harsh, which likely stems from 'ater', meaning dark or gloomy. Over centuries in Middle French and Early Modern English, the term shifted from denoting physical cruelty or savagery to describing exceptionally poor quality, dreadfulness, or appalling behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Atrocious" is said worldwide
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atroce
Transliteration: atroce
"Les conditions dans cette prison sont atroces."
grausam
Transliteration: grausam
"Das war eine grausame Tat."
atroce
Transliteration: atroce
"Hanno commesso un crimine atroce."
atroz
Transliteration: atroz
"El clima durante las vacaciones fue atroz."
atroz
Transliteration: atroz
"Ele cometeu um crime atroz."
क्रूर
Transliteration: kroor
"यह एक अत्यंत क्रूर कृत्य था।"
残暴的
Transliteration: cánbào de
"他们犯下了残暴的罪行。"
극악무도한
Transliteration: geuk-ak-mu-do-han
"그들은 극악무도한 범죄를 저질렀다."
残虐な
Transliteration: zangyaku na
"彼らは残虐な行為を行った。"
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