atrocity

[ uh-tros-i-tee ]

/ əˈtrɒs ɪ ti /

the quality or state of being atrocious.

an atrocious act, thing, or circumstance.

Origin of atrocity

1525–35; < Latin atrōcitās, equivalent to atrōci- (stem of atrōx) fierce + -tās -ty²

In this other video, 29-year-old Crawford is not committing an atrocity such as might be expected of ISIS.

ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do |Michael Daly |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Fueled by atrocity and a blitzkrieg of gains in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State has enjoyed a meteoric climb to notoriety.

Watching ISIS Come to Power Again |Elliot Ackerman |September 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But thankfully, spurred in large part by social media, the world is finally addressing this atrocity.

Boko Loco: A View From Nigeria |Lola Ogunnaike |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Suffice it to say, eight years after the Halimi atrocity, the case still inflames opinion.

A Horror Story of True-Life Anti-Semitism in France |Tracy McNicoll |April 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Whittam told the jury that any attempts to justify the atrocity were irrelevant.

U.K. Beheading Trial’s Grisly Start |Nico Hines |November 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In her present state of dread she did not know of what atrocity he might venture to be guilty.

Barchester Towers |Anthony Trollope
Some of the atrocity stories many of us will recognise as not so reliable as Miss Macnaughten supposed.

The Better Germany in War Time |Harold Picton
The country, a little later England and the entire civilized world, stood aghast at the atrocity of the incident.

Peggy Owen and Liberty |Lucy Foster Madison
The honest, pitiless joy of a fanatic in the full flood of his atrocity preserves a certain lugubriously venerable radiance.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
He charges that person with the atrocity of crucifying anew the Son of God.

Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians |Martin Luther

atrocity

/ (əˈtrɒsɪtɪ) /

behaviour or an action that is wicked or ruthless

the fact or quality of being atrocious

(usually plural) acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime