“Atrocious” in Japanese
Short answer
Atrocious in Japanese is “惨たらしい” (mugotarashii). Full meaning: (incredibly) cruel, atrocious, brutal, horrible, terrible, horrific, tragic.
Other ways to say “Atrocious” in Japanese
凶悪
kyouaku atrocious, heinous, fiendish, brutal, vicious
無残
muzan cruel, merciless, atrocious, ruthless, cold-blooded; pitiful, tragic, horrible, miserable; breaking a religious precept without shame
酷惨しい
mugotarashii (incredibly) cruel, atrocious, brutal, horrible, terrible, horrific, tragic
酷たらしい
mugotarashii (incredibly) cruel, atrocious, brutal, horrible, terrible, horrific, tragic
むごたらしい
mugotarashii (incredibly) cruel, atrocious, brutal, horrible, terrible, horrific, tragic
凶暴
kyoubou ferocious, brutal, atrocious, savage, barbarous
惨い
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
惨烈
sanretsu horrible, cruel, atrocious
猛悪
mouaku savage, ferocious, atrocious
兇悪
kyouaku atrocious, heinous, fiendish, brutal, vicious
大逆非道
taigyakuhidou heinous, treacherous, atrocious, diabolic, fiendish, inhuman
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