War Crimes Terminology

noun an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically involving physical violence or injury

adjective describing something as extremely wicked or cruel

• The international community condemned the atrocity committed by the regime.
• The news of the atrocity spread quickly through social media.
• That atrocity was just plain messed up.
• The way she treated her employees was an emotional atrocity.

noun an act or instance of cruelty or brutality

• The inhumanity of war was evident in the destruction of entire cities.
• The inhumanity of the situation left us all feeling helpless.
• The inhumanity of the boss made everyone dread coming to work.
• The inhumanity of the storm left a path of devastation in its wake.

noun the indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people

verb to kill a large number of people in a violent and cruel manner

• The massacre of innocent civilians is a tragic event that should never happen.
• I can't believe they're making a movie about that massacre.
• That massacre was totally messed up.
• The team suffered a massacre on the field during the championship game.

verb inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone deliberately

• The suspect was charged with torturing animals, a serious crime under the law.
• I heard that he was torturing his little brother by tickling him non-stop.
• Stop torturing me with your bad jokes!
• The constant noise from the construction site was torturing my ears.