English-Danish translations for atrocity

• grusomhed
  En særlig grusomhed, der praktiseres i mange dele af verden, er omskæring af unge kvinder. A particular atrocity practised in many areas of the world is the circumcision of young women.
  Når de bevidst går efter børn, giver de grusomhed en ny betydning. When they deliberately target children, they plumb new depths of atrocity.
  Det er uden tvivl den værste grusomhed i Europa siden anden verdenskrig. It is without a doubt the worst atrocity in Europe since the Second World War.

Definition of atrocity

•  The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty

Related words

• atrocious
• atrociously
• patrocinate
• atrociuos
• to subject to atrocities, to brutalize