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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
the booing during the graduation speech was an outrage
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as in indignation
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
the actress could barely contain her outrage at being passed over for an Oscar yet again
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as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the spiteful comment outraged her so much that she's still holding a grudge
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as in to anger
to make angry
the vandalism in the cemetery outraged the entire community we were outraged to discover that we had been overcharged for our hotel room
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Recent Examples of outrage
S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Bolstered by community support and outrage at the possible loss of a longstanding Austin campus, staff, families, volunteers and students successfully boosted academic performance.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
His switch outraged Democratic leaders and was considered a coup for the GOP.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Rideout’s trial, for example, teemed with outrages.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Bolstered by community support and outrage at the possible loss of a longstanding Austin campus, staff, families, volunteers and students successfully boosted academic performance.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
The thing that outrages, the thing that shocks, the thing that elicits the greatest response, and the greatest response of all of those emotional reactions is outrage, is fear, is shock, is anger.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
His switch outraged Democratic leaders and was considered a coup for the GOP.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrage
Noun
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In what could be a scene straight out of the official Netflix movie, a comment intended as an insult instead galvanized the troops.—
Natalie Jarvey,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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The article does not even state the names of all the candidates in the race, an insult to those who polled higher than Leon.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Regardless of our paths — whether that meant escaping war in Ethiopia or being the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors — many of us labor under the belief that this work requires us to commit to the ideals of this nation and not the indignation and nightmare of the insurrection.—
Sarah Ghermay,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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How else to account for the ferocity of the public indignation?—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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No, absolutely not, what does offend me, though, is having the poppy try be forced upon me.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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When no one in the Fortune 500 wants to risk offending Trump, leave it to Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog to take care of business.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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With an economy that is persistently reliant on crude, pursuing policies that raise energy costs risks angering constituents.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The video, narrated with dry sarcasm and visible exhaustion, quickly went viral.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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With her signature deadpan sarcasm and round glasses, Daria critiqued suburban life and the insanity of high school popularity contests with wit and honesty.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The four-time NBA championship coach flew into a rage, aggressively gesturing at officials and screaming.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, wallpaper has been all the rage.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The development appears to have infuriated the center’s interim president, MAGA loyalist Richard Grenell.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s blunt warnings have infuriated the country’s leaders, who have since doubled down on crushing the protests.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The biggest indignity of all, though?—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps this move will head off that particular indignity.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Outrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrage. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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