outrage — ozdic

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1

(noun.) great anger

ADJ

genuine | widespread | international | public

moral

The government's decision to cut funding sparked moral outrage among parents and teachers.

VERB + OUTRAGE

be greeted with, cause, generate, provoke, spark

The decision to close the local hospital sparked outrage among residents.

feel

express, voice

The local residents expressed their outrage when the factory closed without warning.

OUTRAGE + VERB

be directed at sb/sth

The public's outrage was directed at the government's decision to close the local hospital.

PREP

in ~

The protesters marched through the streets in outrage over the new policy.

with ~

His face turned red with outrage when he discovered someone had stolen his bicycle.

~ at

Many residents felt outrage at the sudden closure of their local hospital.

~ over

Many citizens expressed their outrage over the new tax increase announced by the government.

PHRASES

cries/howls of outrage

When the government raised ticket prices, cries of outrage erupted from angry fans across the country.

a feeling/sense of outrage

2

(noun.) cruel/shocking act

VERB + OUTRAGE

commit, perpetrate

The government condemned the terrible outrages perpetrated against innocent civilians during the conflict.

PREP

~ against

The government's decision to close the hospital was seen as an outrage against the community.

Definitions

noun

1

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.[…]

2

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.

3

The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.

4

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.

verb

1

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.

1725-1726, William Broome, Odyssey The interview […] outrages all the rules of decency.

2

To inspire feelings of outrage in.

The senator's comments outraged the community.

3

To sexually violate; to rape.

4

To rage in excess of.

Their will the tiger sucked, outraged the storm

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of scandalizing

scandalization
scandalisation

noun — a disgraceful event

scandal

noun — a feeling of righteous anger

indignation

verb — strike with disgust or revulsion

shock
offend
scandalize
scandalise
appal
appall

verb — force (someone) to have sex against their will

verb — violate the sacred character of a place or language

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

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 […]

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02

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 progr

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03

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 S

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04

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 wi

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05

1725-1726, William Broome, Odyssey The interview […] outrages all the rules of decency.

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06

The senator's comments outraged the community.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, outrage is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.