
Atrocious
Strong Disapproval
Use 'atrocious' to strongly express that something is of very poor quality.
He has atrocious handwriting; it's almost unreadable.
Beyond Unpleasant
'Atrocious' means it's worse than just bad; it's shockingly bad.
The performance was so atrocious that people left halfway through.
Not for Opinions
Avoid using 'atrocious' for opinions; it's mostly for objective assessments.
Calling her taste in music atrocious is too harsh; it's just different. Compare with
AbominableAppalAwfulDreadfulHorrendousMonstrousShockTerrible
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