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outrage
/ˈaʊˌtɹeɪdʒ/
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What does outrage mean?
noun
- An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
- An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
- The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
More meanings (5)
verb
- To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
- To inspire feelings of outrage in.
- (archaic) To sexually violate; to rape.
- (obsolete) To rage in excess of.
noun
- (obsolete) A destructive rampage.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈaʊˌtɹeɪdʒ/
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Evidently satisfied that this dastardly outrage had remained unheard, he once more opened the door and pointed peremptorily down the passage.
The old doctrine that submission is the very best cure for outrage and wrong, does not hold good on the slave plantation.
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The character of a scoundrel, logical and complete, has a fascination for his creator which is an outrage to law and order.
The one great outrage of her life, demanding to be constantly avenged, was the passage of a donkey over that immaculate spot.
Their very presence, the fact of their existence, is an outrage to the fresh, bright sun and the green and growing things.