outrage

/'autreidʤ/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation: A powerful feeling of moral offense caused by something perceived as vicious, unfair, or cruel.
    • A shockingly cruel, immoral, or violent act: An action that is deeply offensive to moral standards, justice, or decency.
    • A gross violation of law, morality, or a principle: A blatant and offensive infringement.

  2. Verb:

    • To cause to feel intense anger, shock, or indignation: To provoke a powerful feeling of moral offense.
    • To violate flagrantly or shockingly: To infringe upon (a law, principle, or standard of decency) in a blatantly offensive way.
    • To rape; to violate sexually: (Archaic or formal) To commit a violent sexual assault against someone.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The court's decision was met with public outrage.
    • The bombing of the hospital was an outrage.
    • Such corruption is an outrage against democracy.

  • Verb:

    • The politician's lies outraged the voters.
    • The vandals outraged the sanctity of the temple.
    • (Archaic) The bandits outraged the women of the village.
Advanced Usage
  • "an outrage against": Used to specify what principle, law, or feeling is violated.
    • The new policy is an outrage against common sense.
  • "to be outraged by/at": Describes the state of feeling intense anger or shock.
    • She was outraged by the unfair treatment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Outrageous (adj): Shockingly bad, excessive, or offensive.
    • The prices are outrageous.
  • Outrageously (adv): In an outrageous manner.
    • He behaved outrageously.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Indignation, fury, wrath, atrocity, scandal, monstrosity.
  • Verb: Infuriate, enrage, scandalize, shock, offend, violate, desecrate.
Related Phrases
  • Cry of outrage: A strong public expression of anger and shock.
    • The announcement prompted a cry of outrage from the community.
  • Sense of outrage: The feeling of being morally offended.
    • A deep sense of outrage swept through the nation.
Idioms
  • An outrage to decency: Something so offensive it violates basic standards of acceptable behavior.
    • Their exploitation of workers is an outrage to decency.
Noun
  1. the act of scandalizing
  2. a disgraceful event
  3. a wantonly cruel act
  4. a feeling of righteous anger
Verb
  1. force (someone) to have sex against their will
    • The woman was raped on her way home at night
  2. violate the sacred character of a place or language
    • desecrate a cemetery
    • violate the sanctity of the church
    • profane the name of God
  3. strike with disgust or revulsion
    • The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends

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