Hyphenation of atrocious

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word atrocious? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of atrocious:

1.	Shockingly brutal or cruel Murder is an atrocious crime A grievous offense against morality A grievous crime No excess was too monstrous for them to commit
2.	Exceptionally bad or displeasing Atrocious taste Abominable workmanship An awful voice Dreadful manners A painful performance Terrible handwriting An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
3.	Provoking horror An atrocious automobile accident A frightful crime of decapitation An alarming
4.	Even horrifying
5.	Picture War is beyond all words horrible- Winston Churchill An ugly wound

Synonyms of atrocious:

adj	flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous, evil, wicked
adj	abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable, bad
adj	frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly, alarming

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