noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ appalling ( esp. BrE ), terrible , worst
▪
one of the worst atrocities of the war
▪ alleged
▪ human rights
▪ terrorist
VERB + ATROCITY
▪ be responsible for , carry out , commit , perpetrate
▪
In the war, both sides committed atrocities.
ATROCITY + VERB
▪ occur , take place
ATROCITY + NOUN
▪ stories
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
▪
atrocities against the civilian population
▪ ~ by
▪
reports of atrocities by gunmen
PHRASES
▪ accounts of atrocities , allegations of atrocities , reports of atrocities