out·rage
ˈau̇t-ˌrāj 
1
: an act of violence or brutality
arranged outrages and assassinations—
Anthony West
Anthony West2
3
: the anger and resentment aroused by injury or insult
Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision.
outraged; outraging
1
a
: rape
b
: to violate the standards or principles of
he has outraged respectability past endurance—John Braine
John Braine2
: to arouse anger or resentment in usually by some grave offense
was outraged by the accusation
Synonyms
Examples of outrage in a Sentence
Noun
Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision.
Public outrage over the scandal was great.
The rule is an outrage against women.
This is an outrage! I won't allow this kind of behavior to continue.
Verb
His comments outraged nearly everyone in the room.
the spiteful comment outraged her so much that she's still holding a grudge
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Tamar Michaelis, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Resistance media benefitted enormously from outrage engagement during Trump's first term, but the dynamics are different now.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
The idea of women keeping their votes hidden from their husbands has outraged some conservatives.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Many of those rescued in Israeli operations were recovered dead, causing outrage in Israel.
—Tamar Michaelis, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Resistance media benefitted enormously from outrage engagement during Trump's first term, but the dynamics are different now.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
But in the waning days of a pressure cooker campaign, Selzer's poll for the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network, outraged the GOP and gave Democrats false hope ahead of what turned out to be a national Republican rout.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
The idea of women keeping their votes hidden from their husbands has outraged some conservatives.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Outrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrage. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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outrage
1 of 2 noun
out·rage
ˈau̇t-ˌrāj
1
: a violent or brutal act
2
: an act that hurts someone or shows disrespect for a person's feelings
3
: the angry feelings caused by injury or insult
outrage
2 of 2 verb
outraged; outraging
1
: to cause to suffer violent injury or abuse
2
: to cause to feel anger or resentment
Etymology
Noun
from early French outrage "an act of violence or brutality" from outre "beyond" (from Latin ultra "beyond") and -age "action"
Legal Definition
outrage
noun
out·rage
ˈau̇t-ˌrāj
1
: a deeply offensive or violent act
2
: the tort of intentionally inflicting emotional distress
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