1. An act of extreme violence or viciousness: outrages committed by the dictatorship.

2. Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste: viewed the film as an outrage to common decency.

3. Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act, or an instance of this: The incident sparked a public outrage.

1. To offend grossly against (standards of decency or morality); commit an outrage on.

2. To produce anger or resentment in: was outraged that he was lied to. See Synonyms at offend .

[Middle English, from Old French, from outre. beyond ; see outré .]

1. a wantonly vicious or cruel act

2. a gross violation of decency, morality, honour, etc

3. profound indignation, anger, or hurt, caused by such an act

4. to cause profound indignation, anger, or resentment in

5. to offend grossly (feelings, decency, human dignity, etc)

6. to commit an act of wanton viciousness, cruelty, or indecency on

7. a euphemistic word for rape 1

[C13 (meaning: excess): via French from outré beyond, from Latin ultrā ]

out•rage

1. an act of wanton cruelty or violence.

2. anything that strongly offends or affronts the feelings.

3. a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by an injury, insult, or injustice.

4. to subject to grievous violence or indignity.

5. to anger or offend; shock.

6. to offend against (right, decency, feelings, etc.) grossly or shamelessly.

[1250–1300; < Old French outrage, ultrage =outr(er) to push beyond bounds (derivative of outre beyond < Latin ultrā ) + -age -age ]

- The true etymology of outrage has nothing to do with out or rage—rather, it is a borrowing from French outrage, "insult, outrage," based on Latin ultra, "beyond," and -agium, a noun suffix; outrage first meant "lack of moderation."

See also related terms for insult .

Past participle: outraged
Gerund: outraging

a wicked act, especially of great violence. the outrages committed by the soldiers; The decision to close the road is a public outrage. woede, verontwaardiging, belediging عَمَلٌ جائِر، إساءَه، إهانَه нарушение atrocidade násilnost; urážka, skandál der Frevel uhyrlighed; skandale βιαιότητα. ανοσιούργημα atrocidad. escándalo. ultraje vägivald, ülekohus کار خشونت آمیز؛ عمل شنیع kauhistus atrocité ; scandale מַעֲשֶׂה זְווָעָה गुस्सा strahota erőszak(os cselekmény) kekejaman ofbeldisverk oltraggio. offesa 暴行 난폭, 무도한 행위 pasipiktinimą keliantis dalykas, pyktis, smurto veiksmas smags pārkāpums; vardarbība perbuatan kejam wandaad voldshandling. ugjerning gwałt. zniewaga له خشونته ډك atrocidade atrocitate; scandal произвол ; оскорбление násilnosť; urážka; pobúrenie grozota; škandal izliv besa våldshandling, illdåd, kränkning การกระทำที่โหดเหี้ยม rezalet. vahşet 暴行 грубе порушення زيادتي sự xúc phạm 暴行

to hurt, shock or insult. She was outraged by his behaviour. verontwaardig, beledig, krenk يُهين، يُسيء إلى، يُؤْذي нарушавам chocar urazit, rozhořčit verletzten såre; chokere σοκάρω. εξοργίζω. προσβάλλω ultrajar. ofender haavama, solvama خشمگین کردن؛ اهانت کردن järkyttää outrager לְהִתעַלֵל ב- नाराज होना povrijediti, uvrijediti durván megsért mengesalkan, menyakitkan hati svívirða oltraggiare. offendere 憤る 화나게 하다 įžeisti, papiktinti, šokiruoti rupji apvainot; lietot vardarbību menimbulkan kemarahan verontwaardigen øve vold mot. fornærme dypt zaszokować, oburzyć په قهر كول insultar a jigni оскорблять rozhorčiť žaliti povrediti våldföra sig på, chockera, kränka ทำให้โกรธอย่างรุนแรง müthiş öfkelendirmek 傷害 ображати زيادتي، دست اندازي، وحشت آميز xúc phạm 伤害

noticeably terrible. an outrageous hat; outrageous behaviour. skandalig, beledigend, skokkend شَنيع، مُهين، مُتَجاوِز حُدود الأدَب възмутителен chocante ohavný frevelhaft forfærdelig; uhyrlig εξωφρενικός. εξοργιστικός escandaloso. ofensivo pöörane بسیار بد sikamainen monstrueux מזעזע घृणित strašan felháborító buruk sekali svívirðilegur oltraggioso 法外な 무례한 nežmoniškas, siaubingas, žiaurus neiedomājams, briesmīgs, necilvēcīgs melampau schandelijk. extravagant skandaløs. skammelig skandaliczny ډير بد chocante oribil безобразный odporný, neznesiteľný, urážlivý grozen neumeren skandalös, upprörande, överdriven น่าเกลียด berbat. rezilce 殘暴的 образливий; скандальний غضب ناک، غضب آلود kỳ quặc 残暴的

skandalig, beledigend, skokkend بصورةٍ شَنيعَه أو مُهينَه възмутително escandalosamente odporně frevelhaft forfærdeligt; uhyrligt εξωφρενικά escandalosamente jõledalt بطور شنیع sikamaisesti outrageusement בְּאוֹפֶן מְזַעֲזֵע घृणित, प्रचंड या उग्र रूप से strašno elviselhetetlenül secara buruk svívirðilega oltraggiosamente 憤って 무례하게 baisiai, siaubingai, žiauriai briesmīgi; necilvēcīgi secara melampau schandelijk. buitensporig skandaløst. skammelig skandalicznie په خشونت سره escandalosamente (în mod) scandalos безобразно odporne nezaslišano neumereno skandalöst, upprörande, överdrivet อย่างน่าเกลียด edepsizce 殘暴地 образливо; скандально وحشيانہ انداز سے một cách xúc phạm; kỳ quặc 残暴地

verregaandheid, skandaligheid تَجاوُز حُدود الأدَب، إساءَه، إهانَه възмущение escândalo urážlivost die Frevelhaftigkeit uhyrlighed εξωφρενική κατάσταση, αίσχος ofensa jõledus خشونت؛ زشتی sikamaisuus caractère outrageant שַׁעֲרורִייָתִיוּת नृशंसता strahota felháborító/elviselhetetlen volta vminek keburukan svívirðing carattere oltraggioso ふらちなこと 무례함 baisumas, siaubingumas necilvēcīgums sifat yg melampau schandelijkheid. buitensporigheid skammelighet. uhyrlighet skandaliczność زشتيت escândalo nelegiuire безобразность urážlivosť pretiranost neumerenost skandal, skändlighet, överdrift ความน่าเกลียด edepsizlik 殘暴 образливість; скандальність بے حيائي، بے شرمي tính chất xúc phạm; thái quá 残暴

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But apparently it was part of his fun to outrage her feelings as much as possible.

It must have been in reference to this outrage that Chanticleer, the next day, accompanied by the bereaved mother of the egg, took his post in front of Phoebe and Clifford, and delivered himself of a harangue that might have proved as long as his own pedigree, but for a fit of merriment on Phoebe's part.

There can be no outrage. methinks, against our common nature -- whatever be the delinquencies of the individual -- no outrage more flagrant than to forbid the culprit to hide his face for shame; as it was the essence of this punishment to do.

It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that he's bound to hell.

Granted," said the young man; "but, in my opinion, it is you considerate, humane men, that are responsible for all the brutality and outrage wrought by these wretches; because, if it were not for your sanction and influence, the whole system could not keep foothold for an hour.

They had been heritors and subjects of cruelty and outrage so long that nothing could have startled them but a kindness.

Blamed if he warn't the horriblest looking outrage I ever see.

Sometimes when some outrage of peculiar offensiveness stung her to the heart, she would plan schemes of vengeance and revel in the fancied spectacle of his exposure to the world as an imposter and a slave; but in the midst of these joys fear would strike her; she had made him too strong; she could prove nothing, and--heavens, she might get sold down the river for her pains

I think I never hated slavery so intensely as at that moment; certainly, my perception of the enormous outrage which is in- flicted by it, on the godlike nature of its victims, was rendered far more clear than ever.

And then, to prevent farther outrage and indignation, changed the subject directly.

And so, under pretence of softening the previous outrage. of stroking and soothing me into placidity, you stick a sly penknife under my ear

We had nearly finished, and the two young people prudently shifted wider asunder, so I anticipated no further disturbance during that sitting: when Joseph appeared at the door, revealing by his quivering lip and furious eyes that the outrage committed on his precious shrubs was detected.