outrage
noun /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
/ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
- [uncountable] a strong feeling of shock and anger
- The judge's remarks caused public outrage.
- She was filled with a strong sense of moral outrage.
- Environmentalists have expressed outrage at the ruling.
Extra Examples- Media reports sparked international outrage.
- Much of the outrage was directed at foreign nationals.
- She was trembling with outrage.
- Shopkeepers voiced their outrage at the new tax.
- The announcement provoked howls of outrage.
- The guests all shouted in outrage.
- The news was greeted with outrage.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- genuine
- widespread
- international
- …
- be greeted with
- cause
- generate
- …
- be directed at somebody/something
- in outrage
- with outrage
- outrage at
- …
- cries of outrage
- howls of outrage
- a feeling of outrage
- …
- [countable] an act or event that is violent, cruel or very wrong and that shocks people or makes them very angry synonym atrocity
- No one has yet claimed responsibility for this latest terrorist outrage.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- The new law on pensions is an outrage against the elderly.
- the outrages committed by the invading army
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + outrage- commit
- perpetrate
- outrage against
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘lack of moderation’ and ‘violent behaviour’): from Old French ou(l)trage, based on Latin ultra ‘beyond’. Sense development has been affected by the belief that the word is a compound of out and rage.