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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024out•rage /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., -raged, -rag•ing. n. - [countable] an act of great cruelty or violence that strongly offends the feelings.
- any act that strongly offends the feelings:[countable]It's an outrage that she was fired.
- [uncountable] a strong, powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by an injury, insult, or injustice.
v. [~ + object] - to anger or offend;
shock.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024out•rage (out′rāj),USA pronunciation n., v., -raged, -rag•ing. n. - an act of wanton cruelty or violence;
any gross violation of law or decency. - anything that strongly offends, insults, or affronts the feelings.
- a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by something perceived as an injury, insult, or injustice:Outrage seized the entire nation at the news of the attempted assassination.
v.t. - to subject to grievous violence or indignity.
- to anger or offend;
make resentful;
shock:I am outraged by his whole attitude. - to offend against (right, decency, feelings, etc.) grossly or shamelessly:Such conduct outrages our normal sense of decency.
- to rape.
- Latin ultrā) + -age -age
- Old French outrage, ultrage, equivalent. to outr(er) to push beyond bounds (derivative of outre beyond
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged offense, abuse, indignity.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged violate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: outrage /ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ/ n - a wantonly vicious or cruel act
- a gross violation of decency, morality, honour, etc
- profound indignation, anger, or hurt, caused by such an act
vb (transitive)- to cause profound indignation, anger, or resentment in
- to offend grossly (feelings, decency, human dignity, etc)
- to commit an act of wanton viciousness, cruelty, or indecency on
- a euphemistic word for rape1
Etymology: 13th Century (meaning: excess): via French from outré beyond, from Latin ultrā |