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Atrocity vs Berserk - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between atrocity and berserk

is that atrocity is (uncountable) the quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty while berserk is a crazed norse warrior who fought in a frenzy.

As an adjective berserk is

injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control.

atrocity

English

(wikipedia atrocity)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty.
  • (countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.
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    • Related terms

    * atrocious

    See also

    * heinousness * criminality * brutality

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    berserk

    English

    Alternative forms

    * beserk * berzerk * beresque – humorous misspelling now accepted (Australian )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control.
  • * After he watched his sister stabbed to death, he went berserk and attacked the killer like a beast or a wild animal.

    • Derived terms

    * berserker

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