worst atrocity

Frequency: 8.018.5 per million words

Used to describe the most cruel act among others.

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Examples (10)

  • Historians consider the massacre to be one of the worst atrocities of the war.
  • The documentary detailed what many call the worst atrocity of the 20th century.
  • Surviving witnesses described the event as the worst atrocity they had ever seen.
  • For many, the bombing of the civilian hospital was the worst atrocity committed by the regime.
  • How can we prevent the worst atrocities from happening again in the future?
  • The tribunal was established to bring justice for the worst atrocities perpetrated against the ethnic minority.
  • The destruction of the ancient city has been condemned as the worst cultural atrocity in recent memory.
  • Even among a long list of crimes, this particular act stands out as the worst atrocity.
  • The novel's climax depicts the worst atrocity imaginable, leaving readers shocked.
  • He argued that indifference in the face of suffering is perhaps the worst atrocity of all.