outrage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a feeling of righteous anger
    indignation.
  2. noun a wantonly cruel act
  3. noun a disgraceful event
    scandal.
  4. noun the act of scandalizing
    scandalization; scandalisation.
  5. verb strike with disgust or revulsion
    scandalize; appal; shock; appall; scandalise; offend.
    • The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
  6. verb violate the sacred character of a place or language
    desecrate; violate; profane.
    • desecrate a cemetery
    • violate the sanctity of the church
    • profane the name of God
  7. verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
    violate; ravish; dishonor; assault; dishonour; rape.
    • The woman was raped on her way home at night

WordNet

Out*rage" transitive verb
Etymology
Out + rage.
Definitions
  1. To rage in excess of. R. Young.
Out"rage noun
Etymology
F. outrage; OF. outre, oltre, beyond (F. outre, L. ultra) + -age, as, in courage, voyage. See Ulterior.
Definitions
  1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. Chaucer.
    He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country. Spenser.
  2. Excess; luxury. Obs. Chaucer. Syn. -- Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront.
Out"rage transitive verb
Etymology
F. outrager. See Outrage, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Outragen ; present participle & verbal noun Outraging
Definitions
  1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.
    Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return. Atterbury.
    This interview outrages all decency. Broome.
  2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).
Out"rage transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.

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