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Common collocations with atrocity in American Collocation

atrocity noun countable/uncountable

US /əˈtrɑsəti/

very bad

appalling
brutal
horrible
horrific
terrible
unspeakable

Appalling atrocities are caused and driven by the brutality of warfare.

type of atrocities

terrorist
wartime

carry out
commit
inflict
perpetrate

Having committed atrocities, individual soldiers are left with the guilt and the grief to deal with.