Walter Kirn

According to the perverse aesthetics of artistic guilty pleasure, certain books and movies are so bad - so crudely conceived, despicably motivated and atrociously executed - that they're actually rather good.

American Novelist

Gabrielle Union

I was always in the popular crowd, but I really had atrocious teeth. I was encouraged to 'do well in school, 'cause no one's going to marry you!

American Actress

Jordan Peterson

I'm interested in what motivates individuals to participate in atrocious acts to support their ideological identification.

Canadian Psychologist

Leonardo DiCaprio

To be honest, I'm not really prepared to do a musical, simply because I think I have a pretty atrocious voice.

American Actor

Marine Le Pen

Past leaders chose deregulated globalization. They said it would be happy; it turned out to be atrocious.

French Politician

David Dellinger

Violence makes people commit atrocious evil without even realizing it.

Barry Switzer

It was a horrible, terrible, atrocious, offensive football game.

American Coach

Jonny Bairstow

I've been involved in a couple of atrocious World Cups.

English Athlete

Maureen O'Hara

I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.

Irish Actress

Deborah Meaden

I did ballroom dancing at school, but I was atrocious.

English Businesswoman

Use 'atrocious' to strongly express that something is of very poor quality.

Strong Disapproval

'Atrocious' means it's worse than just bad; it's shockingly bad.

Beyond Unpleasant

Avoid using 'atrocious' for opinions; it's mostly for objective assessments.

Not for Opinions

Use 'atrocious' when an action or event is so horrifying it shocks people.

Shock Factor

It's used for actions that are morally reprehensible, not just any crime.

Severity of Acts

Emphasize the cruelty or wickedness of an action with 'atrocious'.

Cruelty Emphasis

'Atrocious' reflects an extreme degree of wickedness or cruelty in actions.

Extreme Wickedness

Be careful when labeling cultural practices as 'atrocious'; it can offend.

Cultural Sensitivity

 knowing that they were intended to enable an attack? Because war has been with us for so long, we have laws to deal with figuring out who should be held accountable for their actions in combat. These legal frameworks aim to contain and prevent atrocities from being more atrocious.

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 if we try something new, say, ask for a raise. What we don't often consider is the atrocious cost of the status quo -- not changing anything. So you should ask yourself, if I avoid this action or decision

Why you should define...

 without eating can we see what it is yet no just the odd rib popping up Lions have the most atrocious table manners absolute free-for-all in the other cabin