A*troc"i*ty (#), n.; pl. Atrocities (#). [F. atrocit'e, L. atrocitas, fr. atrox, atrocis, cruel.]
1.
Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.
2.
An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.
The atrocities which attend a victory.
Macaulay.
© Webster 1913.