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Outrage
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- 1 An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity. countable, uncountable
"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.[…]"
- 2 a wantonly cruel act wordnet
- 3 An offensive, immoral or indecent act. countable, uncountable
- 4 the act of scandalizing wordnet
- 5 The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts. uncountable
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- 6 a disgraceful event wordnet
- 7 A destructive rampage. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"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."
- 8 a feeling of righteous anger wordnet
- 1 To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse. transitive
"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."
- 2 strike with disgust or revulsion wordnet
- 3 To inspire feelings of outrage in. transitive
"The senator's comments outraged the community."
- 4 force (someone) to have sex against their will wordnet
- 5 To sexually violate; to rape. archaic, transitive
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- 6 violate the sacred character of a place or language wordnet
- 7 To rage in excess of. obsolete, transitive
"Their will the tiger sucked, outraged the storm"
Etymology
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 is etymologically related. The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.
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 is etymologically related. The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.
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