Atrocious vs Mediocre - What's the difference?
atrocious | mediocre |
Frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous.
Offensive or heinous. (rfex)
Very bad; abominable or disgusting.
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Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality;
As adjectives the difference between atrocious and mediocre
is that atrocious is frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous while mediocre is mediocre (ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality).atrocious
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Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Nouns to which "atrocious" is often applied: crime, act, murder, condition, spelling, grammar.mediocre
English
Alternative forms
* mediocer (obsolete) * (dated)Adjective
(en adjective)- I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.