outraged
outraged is the simple past and past participle of outrage.
Meaning of outrage
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.
- 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
Forms of outraged
| comparative | more outraged |
|---|---|
| superlative | most outraged |
Words formed from outraged
Questions about outraged
- What is outraged the simple past and past participle of?
- Outraged is the simple past and past participle of outrage.
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