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noun

Definition of outragesnext
plural of outrage
as in insults
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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outrages

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verb

present tense third-person singular of outrage
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as in offends
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 angers
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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