Definition of outrage
1 : an act of violence or brutality arranged outrages and assassinations — Anthony West
2a : injury, insult do no outrages on silly women or poor passengers — William Shakespeareb : an act that violates accepted standards of behavior or taste an outrage alike against decency and dignity — John Buchan
3 : the anger and resentment aroused by injury or insult Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision.
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Examples of outrage in a Sentence
Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision.
Public outrage over the scandal was great.
The rule is an outrage against women.
This is an outrage! I won't allow this kind of behavior to continue.
Recent Examples of outrage from the Web
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Faced with public outrage, Mr Modi ordered a far harder response than usual, sending commando teams into Pakistan.
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The woman's subsequent arrest triggered global outrage, and officials announced Wednesday that she had been released without charges.
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The incident sparked widespread outrage but doesn't appear to have hurt the airline's bottom line.
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The massive police deaths sparked public outrage and prompted lawmakers to stall passage of the bill.
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The death of the 40-year-old Australian woman who was due to be married next month prompted global outrage as well as questions on why the officers hadn’t turned on their body cameras in line with the department’s rules.
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When an athlete is accused or convicted of domestic violence, the public outrage is usually deafening.
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In the days after, Hammond leaders and community members expressed their sadness and outrage.
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Even those who will be able to take the tests again have expressed outrage to the board.
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Origin and Etymology of outrage
Middle English, from Anglo-French utrage, outrage insult, excess, from outre, utre beyond, from Latin ultra — more at ultra-
outrage
Definition of outrage
outraged
;outraging
transitive verb
1a : rapeb : to violate the standards or principles of he has outraged respectability past endurance — John Braine
2 : to arouse anger or resentment in usually by some grave offense was outraged by the accusation
Examples of outrage in a Sentence
His comments outraged nearly everyone in the room.
the spiteful comment outraged her so much that she's still holding a grudge
Recent Examples of outrage from the Web
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Outraged property owners representing counties with 94 percent of the lost trees joined five class-action lawsuits to seek compensation.
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While building the world’s biggest ride-hailing service over the past eight years, Uber developed a reputation for cutthroat tactics that have occasionally outraged government regulators, drivers, riders and its employees.
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James T. Hodgkinson, the man who shot up a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning, was allegedly a strong Democratic partisan who was outraged over the election of Donald Trump.
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His purported revelation to them of allied intelligence information reportedly outraged intelligence officials in Israel, which was identified by news outlets as the source of the sensitive intelligence.
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Several FBI agents replaced their photos on Facebook with Comey’s and have written that they were outraged by his removal.
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Argentines have been outraged by the top court’s decision last week that reduced the sentence of a human rights abuser based on an interpretation of a repealed law.
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The magazine was inundated with letters from readers outraged by Jackson’s tale of a rural community that ensures the success of its crops with a rather brutal annual ritual.
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Lyon and boyfriend Samuel Cabrera, also 23, were arrested in July on multiple charges of conspiracy and child molestation, in a case that authorities said left them disturbed and outraged.
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Origin and Etymology of outrage
see 1outrage
Synonym Discussion of outrage
OUTRAGE Defined for English Language Learners
outrage
playDefinition of outrage for English Language Learners
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: extreme anger : a strong feeling of unhappiness because of something bad, hurtful, or morally wrong
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: something that hurts people or is morally wrong
outrage
Definition of outrage for English Language Learners
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: to make (someone) very angry
OUTRAGE Defined for Kids
Definition of outrage for Students
1 : angry feelings caused by a hurtful, unjust, or insulting act
2 : an act that is hurtful or unjust or shows disrespect for a person's feelings
Definition of outrage for Students
outraged
;outraging
1 : to cause to feel anger or strong resentment We were outraged by the way we were treated.
2 : to cause to suffer great insult Her words outraged his dignity.
Law Dictionary
outrage
playLegal Definition of outrage
1 : a deeply offensive or violent act
2 : the tort of intentionally inflicting emotional distress
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