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Atrocious is a great word, but there's nothing good about its meaning or its synonyms: horrible, ugly, abominable, dreadful, unspeakable, and monstrous, to name just a few.
The adjective atrocious is descended from the Latin atrox, which means "fierce" and "cruel." We hear this word all the time when something provokes horror (like a massive earthquake), when something is exceptionally bad or displeasing (like the worst movie we've ever seen, and the worse acting), or when we see something shockingly brutal or cruel (like an act of terrorism).
Definitions of
atrocious
1
adj shockingly brutal or cruel
“murder is an atrocious crime”
Synonyms:
flagitious, grievous, monstrous
evil
morally bad or wrong
adj provoking horror
“an atrocious automobile accident”
Synonyms:
frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly
alarming
frightening because of an awareness of danger
adj exceptionally bad or displeasing
“atrocious taste”
Synonyms:
abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
bad
having undesirable or negative qualities

The Wizards have been an atrocious defensive team despite returning so much of the same personnel.
Washington TimesNov 11, 2015
And as the war in Syria became more atrocious, it began to be reshaped along sectarian lines.
BBCNov 11, 2015
Cheap ones are almost always bad, with a terrible fit and atrocious sound.
The VergeNov 9, 2015
Feelings like these are common in the towns where the most atrocious war crimes were committed.