English Explanatory Dictionary

outrage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
  2. An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
  3. The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
  4. A destructive rampage.
verb
  1. To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
  2. To inspire feelings of outrage in.
  3. To sexually violate; to rape.
  4. To rage in excess of.

Pronunciation

/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ en-us-outrage.ogg /ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ/

Word forms

outrage outrages outraging outraged

Etymology

From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- + rage, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these is etymologically related. The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.

Synonyms

depravity wrong atrocity infamy iniquity outrage turpitude wickedness enrage inflame provoke affront aggravate anger antagonize awrath burn up cheese off cross embitter envenom gall get get to honk off incense infuriate madden make angry nark offend put out rankle rile piss off roil set off steam tick off get one's back up get someone's dander up get someone's goat get someone's Irish up make someone see red make someone's blood boil put someone's back up raise someone's hackles raise someone's shag rattle someone's cage rub the wrong way ruffle some feathers set up someone's birse abuse ravish violate constuprate defile defoul dishonour force

Related words

outrageous

Derived words

outrage culture outrage of modesty outrage porn poutrage
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