First Known Use: 14th century
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1outrage
noun out·rage \ˈau̇t-ˌrāj\
: extreme anger : a strong feeling of unhappiness because of something bad, hurtful, or morally wrong
: something that hurts people or is morally wrong
Full Definition of OUTRAGE
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: an act of violence or brutality
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: the anger and resentment aroused by injury or insult
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Origin of OUTRAGE
Middle English, from Anglo-French utrage, outrage insult, excess, from outre, utre beyond, from Latin ultra — more at ultra-
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2outrage
verb
: to make (someone) very angry
out·ragedout·rag·ing
Full Definition of OUTRAGE
transitive verb
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a : rape b : to violate the standards or principles of <he has outraged respectability past endurance — John Braine>
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: to arouse anger or resentment in usually by some grave offense <was outraged by the accusation>
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First Known Use of OUTRAGE
1590
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Synonym Discussion of OUTRAGE
offend, outrage, affront, insult mean to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment. offend need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting <hoped that my remarks had not offended her>. outrage implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings <outraged by their accusations>. affront implies treating with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference to courtesy <deeply affronted by his callousness>. insult suggests deliberately causing humiliation, hurt pride, or shame <insulted every guest at the party>.
OUTRAGED Defined for Kids
1outrage
noun out·rage \ˈau̇t-ˌrāj\
Definition of OUTRAGE for Kids
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: angry feelings caused by a hurtful, unjust, or insulting act
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: an act that is hurtful or unjust or shows disrespect for a person's feelings
2outrage
verb
out·ragedout·rag·ing
Definition of OUTRAGE for Kids
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: to cause to feel anger or strong resentment <We were outraged by the way we were treated.>
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: to cause to suffer great insult <Her words outraged his dignity.>
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