Child malnutrition is an atrocious problem.
Atrocious is an adjective that has negative connotations. The first meaning mentioned by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) in its dictionary refers to that which is brutal, heartless, bloodthirsty or cruel .
For example: "Nazism was an atrocious regime that tortured and murdered an enormous number of people" , "Atrocious crime in Villa San Jacinto: they found a decapitated child with ritual marks on the body" , "An atrocious fire leaves as eight fatalities."
Characteristics of the atrocious
The atrocious is something that is inhuman . Although any murder is terrible , when the perpetrator shows viciousness and exaggerated brutality, the act can be described as atrocious.
It is important to note that the meaning of atrocious (whose etymological origin is found in the Latin word atrox) is subjective, which is why it is linked to various issues that affect the social, cultural, historical, economic and political context . As if this were not enough, within each community and even each family group, the concept can be understood in different ways and acquire very particular nuances.
Due to its inhuman and cruel characteristics, Nazism was an atrocious regime.
The case of the livestock industry
The livestock industry is without a doubt one of the greatest sources of wealth for human beings. Most people consume all types of products of animal origin, firmly believing in the benefits they bring to their health: cow's milk, for example, is usually linked to various positive effects on our body thanks to powerful advertising campaigns that are served. of specific terms to capture the attention of consumers and convince them that science approves and recommends their consumption.
However, there are also animalistic people, who consider animal exploitation an atrocious and unacceptable act , something that should never have existed and that should certainly disappear once and for all. For a vegan individual, animals have the same right to freedom as any other living being, and that is enough to invalidate any form of exploitation .
Culture makes the same plate of food that for some represents a true delicacy for others is nothing more than a disgusting picture made up of pieces of an animal that was tortured and killed. Regardless of the debate that this may provoke and the position of each one, it is very curious that in our species there are such opposite ideas and points of view, especially when the main issue is the right to life and freedom .
Other meanings of the term atrocious
What, due to its characteristics , is enormous and very serious , is also described as atrocious: "Floods are an atrocious problem for this region," "The stowaways reached the coast after twenty days adrift, with burns." due to the sun and atrocious hunger» , «It was an atrocious defeat for the European team: they lost 9 to 1 at home and suffered the expulsion of four players» .
The adjective atrocious, finally, applies to what is considered unpleasant or very bad : "The truth is that I had an atrocious morning: I was in a car accident, I was late for work and I found out that three clients had stopped by. the competition" , "The meeting was atrocious and there was no agreement" , "This film is atrocious, I don't understand how a filmmaker could think of filming such scenes" .
In this sense, the term does not define such serious situations but is used in an exaggerated way to reflect the frustration or anger that they cause in the person who must face them and endure their consequences, such as a bad day at the office, a business failed or a trip to the movies that wasn't very entertaining.