 outrage |
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| 1. | [ verb ] strike with disgust or revulsion | |
| Synonyms: | shock scandalize appal appall scandalise offend | |
| Examples: | "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" |
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| Related terms: | disgust daze scandal scandal scandalization shocker | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a wantonly cruel act | |
| Related terms: | atrocity rape | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a feeling of righteous anger | |
| Synonyms: | indignation | |
| Related terms: | anger dudgeon shock | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (criminal law) violate the sacred character of a place or language | |
| Synonyms: | desecrate violate profane | |
| Examples: | "desecrate a cemetary" "violate the sanctity of the church" "profane the name of God" |
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| Related terms: | assail profanation irreverence | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make furious | |
| Synonyms: | infuriate incense exasperate enfuriate | |
| Related terms: | anger fury aggravation infuriation | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (criminal law,sexuality) force (someone) to have sex against their will | |
| Synonyms: | rape dishonor violate dishonour assault ravish | |
| Examples: | "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
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| Related terms: | assail gang-rape raper violator rape | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a disgraceful event | |
| Synonyms: | scandal | |
| Related terms: | trouble watergate skeleton teapot_dome shock | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the act of scandalizing | |
| Synonyms: | scandalisation scandalization | |
| Related terms: | insult shock | |
| Similar spelling: |
outraged outrageous outrigger outrigged outright outreach outthrust |
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