outrage
Syllables: out·rage/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/
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obsolete/ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
outrage noun: an excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
Noun
outrage (countable and uncountable, plural outrages)
- 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.[…]1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tremarn Case”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening &...
- 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.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 38
- I always had a suspicion that Calico, with his blend of simple faith and gipsy blood, had violated a temple, or looted a shrine, to save his son's life, and that the guardians of the relic tracked him and revenged the outrage.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- 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.1648, Journals of the House of Lords, volume X, Die Jovis, 13ᵃ die Aprilis (Thursday 13 April 1648), page 188
Verb
outrage (third-person singular simple present outrages, present participle outraging, simple past and past participle 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. - The interview […] outrages all the rules of decency.1725-1726, William Broome, Odyssey
- August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet
- To inspire feelings of outrage in.
- The senator's comments outraged the community.
- Synonyms:
- enrage, inflame, provoke, affront, aggravate, anger, antagonize, awrath, burn up, cheese off
- To sexually violate; to rape.
- To rage in excess of.
- Their will the tiger sucked, outraged the storm1742–1745, [Edward Young], The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC
outrage meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
outrage in Hindi
- outrage, something wrong
- अंधेर andher
- outrage, uproar
- ख़ुराफ़ात xurāfāt
outrage in Tamil
- சீற்றமடைதல், கொந்தளிப்பு, கொந்தளி, கோபப்படு, கோபமடை
outrage in Urdu
- آبروریزی, اندھیر, دست درازی, اہانت, زیادتی
outrage in Bengali
- চরম ক্ষোভ, নৃশংসতা
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- outrage in Telugu
- దురాగతము durāgatamu
- outrage in Malayalam
- മഹാ അന്യായം, മര്യാദാലംഘനം, ക്രൂരത
- outrage in Kannada
- ತೀವ್ರಕೋಪ, ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ, ವಿರೋಧ, ಹಿಂಸಾಚಾರ
- outrage in Odia
- ଆକ୍ରୋଶ
- outrage in Sanskrit
- उपद्रव upadrava
- outrage in Vietnamese
- phẫn nộ, xúc phạm
Examples of outrage in a sentence
- After enormous public outrage, the government backtracked on its proposed ban.
- Backed by public outrage, the prosecution requested the death penalty to be imposed on the murderer.
- Their outrage was catnip to the trolls who had deepfaked the video.
Synonyms of outrage
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Forms of outrage
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | outrages |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | outrages |
| present participle | outraging |
| past participle | outraged |
| past | outraged |
Origin of outrage
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.
Words formed from outrage
Questions about outrage
- What does outrage mean?
- Outrage means an excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
- What is outrage in Hindi?
- Outrage in Hindi is अंधेर (andher), ख़ुराफ़ात (xurāfāt). See Outrage meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is outrage?
- Outrage can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce outrage?
- Outrage is pronounced /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/.
- What is the plural of outrage?
- The plural of outrage is outrages.
Words near outrage in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: outrage (page history and authors); अंधेर (Hindi) (page history and authors); outrage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outrage (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outrage (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outrage (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outrage (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outrage (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); उपद्रव (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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