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outrage
- /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/
- /ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ obsolete
Where it comes from
From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- + rage, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these are etymologically related.
The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.
noun outrages
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An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]
Similar: depravity, wrong, atrocity, infamy, iniquity, outrage, turpitude, wickedness
- An offensive, immoral or indecent act. Police went to the cemetery at Trafalgar, near Yallourn, and discovered that a woman's body had been stolen from a grave. They were satisfied it was the same body found at Yallourn - but made no progress in running down the ghouls responsible for the outrage.
- The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
- A destructive rampage. The Lords acknowledge the great and happy Providence of Almighty God, in the preventing of ſo horrid an Outrage, which might have endangered the Lives of the Chief Magiſtrates, and alſo hazarded the Spoil of the whole City of London.
verb outrages · outraging · outraged
- To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse. August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet Base and insolent minds […] outrage men when they have Hopes of doing it without a Return.
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To inspire feelings of outrage in.
The senator's comments outraged the community.
Similar: enrage, inflame, provoke, affront, aggravate, anger, antagonize, awrath, burn up, cheese off, cross, embitter
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To sexually violate; to rape.
Similar: abuse, ravish, violate, constuprate, defile, defoul, dishonour, force, misuse, oppress, outrage, pollute
- To rage in excess of. Their will the tiger sucked, outraged the storm
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: offend, indignation, exasperate, scandalize, scandalization, scandal, scandalisation, infuriate, appall, dishonour, shock, profane, desecrate, dishonor, violate, appal
Translations
Every language
noun excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity
| Español | atrocidad, ultraje, tropelía |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 乱暴 ranbō, 暴行 bōkō |
| 中文 | 暴行 bàoxíng |
| Português | atrocidade |
| Français | outrage |
| Deutsch | Untat, Gräueltat, (empörendes) Verbrechen gegen moralische Werte oder Staat etc. |
| Italiano | oltraggio |
| Ελληνικά | έκτροπο éktropo, ωμότητα omótita, αγριότητα agriótita |
| Română | atrocitate |
| Русский | злодея́ние zlodejánije |
noun offensive, immoral or indecent act
| Español | ultraje, desafuero, atropello, desmán |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 非道 hidō |
| 中文 | 暴行 bàoxíng |
| Português | ultraje |
| Français | offense |
| Deutsch | Beleidigung, Frevel, Schandtat, Schande, Skandal |
| Ελληνικά | προσβολή prosvolí, αίσχος aíschos |
| Română | ultraj |
| Русский | безобра́зие bezobrázije, произво́л proizvól, гру́бое наруше́ние grúboje narušénije, возмути́тельный посту́пок vozmutítelʹnyj postúpok, акт произво́ла akt proizvóla, беспреде́л bespredél |
noun anger
| Español | indignación, rabia, cólera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 激怒 gekido, 憤怒 fun'nu, 憤慨 fungai |
| 中文 | 憤怒 /愤怒 fènnù |
| Português | raiva, indignação |
| Français | colère, rage, indignation |
| Deutsch | Wut, Rage, Empörung, Entrüstung |
| Italiano | sdegno, indignazione |
| Ελληνικά | οργή orgí |
| Română | furie, mânie |
| Русский | я́рость járostʹ, негодова́ние negodovánije, гнев gnev |
| Tiếng Việt | phẫn nộ |
| עברית | זעם záam |
verb to cause or commit an outrage upon
| Español | indignar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 激怒させる gekido saseru, 憤慨させる fungai saseru |
| 中文 | 激怒 jīnù, 侵犯 qīnfàn |
| Français | indigner |
| Deutsch | mit Füßen treten, brüskieren, vor den Kopf stoßen |
| Italiano | oltraggiare |
| Ελληνικά | προσβάλλω prosvállo, καταισχύνω kataischýno |
| Română | ultragia |
| Tiếng Việt | xúc phạm |
| עברית | הכעיס hikh'ís |
verb to inspire feelings of outrage
| Deutsch | empören, schockieren |
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