atrocities
n. countable C1 Advanced US //əˈtɹɑsətiz// UK //ɐtɹˈɒsɪtiz// atroc·i·ties
n. very cruel and violent acts, especially those committed during war or by a government against its people.
n. extreme acts of cruelty, violence, or injustice, typically committed on a large scale during conflict or by authority figures.
The soldiers committed many atrocities during the war.
Human rights groups documented the atrocities committed against civilians in the occupied territories.
Historians debate whether the systematic atrocities of the twentieth century represent a unique moral failure or an intensification of ancient patterns of violence.