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out·rage
(out′rāj′)n.
1. An act of extreme violence or viciousness: outrages committed by the dictatorship.
2. Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste: viewed the film as an outrage to common decency.
3. Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act, or an instance of this: The incident sparked a public outrage.
tr.v. out·raged, out·rag·ing, out·rag·es
1. To offend grossly against (standards of decency or morality); commit an outrage on.
2. To produce anger or resentment in: was outraged that he was lied to. See Synonyms at offend.
[Middle English, from Old French, from outre, beyond; see outré.]
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outrage
(ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ)n
1. a wantonly vicious or cruel act
2. a gross violation of decency, morality, honour, etc
3. profound indignation, anger, or hurt, caused by such an act
vb (tr)
4. to cause profound indignation, anger, or resentment in
5. to offend grossly (feelings, decency, human dignity, etc)
6. to commit an act of wanton viciousness, cruelty, or indecency on
7. a euphemistic word for rape1
[C13 (meaning: excess): via French from outré beyond, from Latin ultrā]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
out•rage
(ˈaʊt reɪdʒ)n., v. -raged, -rag•ing. n.
1. an act of wanton cruelty or violence.
2. anything that strongly offends or affronts the feelings.
3. a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by an injury, insult, or injustice.
v.t. 4. to subject to grievous violence or indignity.
5. to anger or offend; shock.
6. to offend against (right, decency, feelings, etc.) grossly or shamelessly.
[1250–1300; < Old French outrage, ultrage=outr(er) to push beyond bounds (derivative of outre beyond < Latin ultrā) + -age -age]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
outrage
- The true etymology of outrage has nothing to do with out or rage—rather, it is a borrowing from French outrage, "insult, outrage," based on Latin ultra, "beyond," and -agium, a noun suffix; outrage first meant "lack of moderation."See also related terms for insult.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
outrage
Past participle: outraged
Gerund: outraging
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| Noun | 1. | outrage - a feeling of righteous anger anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance dudgeon, high dudgeon - a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon') |
| 2. | outrage - a wantonly cruel act atrocity, inhumanity - an act of atrocious cruelty | |
| 3. | outrage - a disgraceful event trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard, skeleton - a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet" | |
| 4. | outrage - the act of scandalizing | |
| Verb | 1. |  outrage - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" |
| 2. | outrage - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" | |
| 3. | outrage - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
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outrage
verb
1. offend, shock, upset, pain, wound, provoke, insult, infuriate, incense, gall, madden, vex, affront, displease, rile, scandalize, give offence, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), cut to the quick, make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo slang), put (someone's) nose out of joint, put (someone's) back up, disgruntle Many people have been outraged by these comments.
noun
1. indignation, shock, anger, rage, fury, hurt, resentment, scorn, wrath, ire (literary), exasperation, umbrage, righteous anger The decision has provoked outrage from human rights groups.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
outrage
noun1. A monstrous offense or evil:
1. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior:
Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to.
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Translations
عَمَلٌ جائِر، إساءَه، إهانَهيُهين، يُسيء إلى، يُؤْذي
chokeresåreskandaleuhyrlighed
durván megsérterõszakos cselekmény
ofbeldisverksvívirîa
pasipiktinimą keliantis dalykassmurto veiksmasšokiruoti
lietot vardarbīburupji apvainotsmags pārkāpumsvardarbība
násilnosťpobúrenierozhorčiť sa
outrage
[aʊtˈreɪdʒ]A. N
2. (= indecency) → ultraje m, escándalo m; (= injustice) → atropello m, agravio m
a public outrage → un escándalo público
an outrage against good taste → un atentado al buen gusto
it's an outrage! → ¡es un escándalo!, ¡qué barbaridad!
to commit an outrage against or on sb [terrorists] → cometer un atentado contra algn
a public outrage → un escándalo público
an outrage against good taste → un atentado al buen gusto
it's an outrage! → ¡es un escándalo!, ¡qué barbaridad!
to commit an outrage against or on sb [terrorists] → cometer un atentado contra algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
outrage
[ˈaʊtreɪdʒ] vt → indigner, scandaliser
to be outraged by sth → être indigné par qch
They were outraged by the news of his release → Ils furent indignés par la nouvelle de sa libération.
to be outraged by sth → être indigné par qch
They were outraged by the news of his release → Ils furent indignés par la nouvelle de sa libération.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
outrage
n
(= wicked, violent deed) → Untat f; (cruel) → Gräueltat f; (by police, demonstrators etc) → Ausschreitung f; bomb outrage → verbrecherischer Bombenanschlag; an outrage against the State → ein schändliches or ruchloses (liter) → Verbrechen gegen den Staat
(= indecency, injustice) → Skandal m; it’s an outrage to waste food → es ist ein Skandal or Frevel, Essen verkommen zu lassen; an outrage against humanity → ein Verbrechen nt → gegen die Menschlichkeit; an outrage to common decency → eine empörende Verletzung des allgemeinen Anstandsgefühls; an outrage against public morality → ein empörender Verstoß gegen die guten Sitten or die öffentliche Moral
(= sense of outrage) → Empörung f (→ at über +acc), → Entrüstung f (→ at über +acc); he reacted with (a sense of) outrage → er war empört or entrüstet
vt morals, conventions → ins Gesicht schlagen (+dat), → Hohn sprechen (+dat), → hohnsprechen (+dat) (geh); sense of decency → beleidigen; ideals → mit Füßen treten; person → empören, entrüsten; public opinion was outraged by this cruelty/injustice → die öffentliche Meinung war über diese Grausamkeit/Ungerechtigkeit empört; he deliberately set out to outrage his critics → er hatte es darauf angelegt, seine Kritiker zu schockieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
outrage
[ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ]1. n (wicked, violent deed) → atrocità f inv; (emotion) → sdegno
bomb outrage → attentato dinamitardo
it caused a public outrage → ha provocato uno scandalo
an outrage against good taste → un oltraggio al buon gusto
an outrage against humanity → un crimine contro l'umanità
it's an outrage! → è una vergogna!
bomb outrage → attentato dinamitardo
it caused a public outrage → ha provocato uno scandalo
an outrage against good taste → un oltraggio al buon gusto
an outrage against humanity → un crimine contro l'umanità
it's an outrage! → è una vergogna!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
outrage
(ˈautreidʒ) noun a wicked act, especially of great violence. the outrages committed by the soldiers; The decision to close the road is a public outrage.
verb to hurt, shock or insult. She was outraged by his behaviour.
outˈrageous adjective noticeably terrible. an outrageous hat; outrageous behaviour.
outˈrageously adverboutˈrageousness noun
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