outrage
Pronunciation
  • (America, British) IPA: /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/
  • (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈæot.ɹæed͡ʒ/
  • (obsolete) IPA: /ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
Noun

outrage

  1. An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
  2. An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
  3. The resentful anger aroused by such acts.
  4. (obsolete) A destructive rampage.
Translations Translations Translations Verb

outrage (outrages, present participle outraging; past and past participle outraged)

  1. (transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
    • Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return.
    • This interview outrages all decency.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To violate; to rape (a female).
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To rage in excess of.
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