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adjective

Definition of outragednext
as in angry
feeling or showing anger the judge was outraged to discover that several jurors had disregarded her orders not to speak with members of the press

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outraged

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verb

past tense of outrage
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as in insulted
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 infuriated
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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“Outraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraged. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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