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outrage
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out·rage  (outrj)
n.
1. An act of extreme violence or viciousness.
2. An act grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste.
3. A deplorable insult.
4. Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act.
tr.v. out·raged, out·rag·ing, out·rag·es
1. To offend grossly against (standards of decency or morality); commit an outrage on.
2. To produce anger or resentment in: Incompetence outraged him. See Synonyms at offend.

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

outrage
Noun
1. deep indignation, anger, or resentment: she felt a sense of outrage that he should abandon her like that
2. an extremely vicious or cruel act; gross violation of decency, morality, or honour: there have been reports of another bombing outrage in the capital
Verb
[-raging, -raged]
to cause deep indignation, anger, or resentment in (someone): they were outraged by the news of the assassination [French outré beyond]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.outrage - a feeling of righteous anger
anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
dudgeon, high dudgeon - a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
2.outrage - a wantonly cruel act
atrocity, inhumanity - an act of atrocious cruelty
3.outrage - a disgraceful event
trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard, skeleton - a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"
4.outrage - the act of scandalizing
affront, insult - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
Verb1.outrageoutrage - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
churn up, sicken, disgust, nauseate, revolt - cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
2.outrage - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
3.outrage - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
gang-rape - rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The prisoner was gang-raped"

outrage
noun 1. indignation, shock, anger, rage, fury, hurt, resentment, scorn, wrath, ire (literary) exasperation, umbrage, righteous anger
verb 3. offend, shock, upset, pain, wound, provoke, insult, infuriate, incense, gall, madden, vex, affront, displease, rile, scandalize, give offence, nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) cut to the quick, make your blood boil, put (someone's) nose out of joint, put (someone's) back up, disgruntle
Translations

outrage [ˈautreɪdʒ] n (= scandal) → escándalo (= atrocity); atrocidad f
vtultrajar
outrage [ˈautreɪdʒ] n (= anger) → indignation f (= violent act); atrocité f, acte m de violence (= scandal); scandale m
vtoutrager
outrage [ˈautreɪdʒ] n (= scandal) → Skandal m (= atrocity); Verbrechen nt, Ausschreitung f (= anger); Empörung f
vt (= shock, anger) → empören
outrage [ˈautreɪdʒ] noltraggio; scandalo

outrage
n outrage [ˈautreidʒ]
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, beledigingعَمَلٌ جائِر، إساءَه، إهانَهнарушениеnásilnost; urážka, skandáluhyrlighed; skandaleder Frevelβιαιότητα, ανοσιούργημαatrocidad, escándalo, ultrajevägivald, ülekohusکار خشونت آمیز؛ عمل شنیعrikos, loukkausatrocité; scandaleמַעֲשֶׂה זְווָעָהगुस्साstrahotaerőszak(os cselekmény)kekejamanofbeldisverkoltraggio, offesa暴行난폭, 무도한 행위pasipiktinimą keliantis dalykas, pyktis, smurto veiksmassmags pārkāpums; vardarbībaperbuatan kejamwandaadvoldshandling, ugjerninggwałt, zniewagaatrocidadeatrocitate; scandalпроизвол; оскорблениеnásilnosť; urážka; pobúreniegrozota; škandalizliv besavåldshandling, illdåd, kränkningการกระทำที่โหดเหี้ยมrezalet, vahşet暴行грубе порушенняزيادتيsự xúc phạm
v
to hurt, shock or insult She was outraged by his behaviour.verontwaardig, beledig, krenkيُهين، يُسيء إلى، يُؤْذيнарушавамurazit, rozhořčitsåre; chokereverletztenσοκάρω, εξοργίζω, προσβάλλωultrajar, ofenderhaavama, solvamaخشمگین کردن؛ اهانت کردنloukkaantuaoutragerלְהִתעַלֵל ב-नाराज होनाpovrijediti, uvrijeditidurván megsértmengesalkan, menyakitkan hatisvívirðaoltraggiare, offendere憤る폭력을 휘두르다, 화나게 하다įžeisti, papiktinti, šokiruotirupji apvainot; lietot vardarbībumenimbulkan kemarahanverontwaardigenøve vold mot, fornærme dyptzaszokować, oburzyćinsultara jigniоскорблятьrozhorčiťžalitipovreditivåldföra sig på, chockera, kränkaทำให้โกรธอย่างรุนแรงmüthiş öfkelendirmek傷害ображатиزيادتي، دست اندازي، وحشت آميزxúc phạm
adj outˈrageous
noticeably terrible an outrageous hat; outrageous behaviour.skandalig, beledigend, skokkendشَنيع، مُهين، مُتَجاوِز حُدود الأدَبвъзмутителенohavnýforfærdelig; uhyrligfrevelhaftεξωφρενικός, εξοργιστικόςescandaloso, ofensivopööraneبسیار بدjärkyttävämonstrueuxמְזַעֲזֵעַघृणितstrašanfelháborítóburuk sekalisvívirðileguroltraggioso法外な극악한; 터무니없는nežmoniškas, siaubingas, žiaurusneiedomājams, briesmīgs, necilvēcīgsmelampauschandelijk, extravagantskandaløs, skammeligskandalicznychocanteoribilбезобразныйodporný, neznesiteľný, urážlivýgrozenneumerenskandalös, upprörande, överdrivenซึ่งฝ่าฝืนberbat, rezilce殘暴的образливий; скандальнийغضب ناک، غضب آلودkỳ quặc
adv outˈrageously
skandalig, beledigend, skokkendبصورةٍ شَنيعَه أو مُهينَهвъзмутителноodporněforfærdeligt; uhyrligtfrevelhaftεξωφρενικάescandalosamentejõledaltبطور شنیعtörkeästioutrageusementבְּאוֹפֶן מְזַעֲזֵעघृणित, प्रचंड या उग्र रूप सेstrašnoelviselhetetlenülsecara buruksvívirðilegaoltraggiosamente憤って극악하게baisiai, siaubingai, žiauriaibriesmīgi; necilvēcīgisecara melampauschandelijk, buitensporigskandaløst, skammeligskandalicznieescandalosamente(în mod) scandalosбезобразноodpornenezaslišanoneumerenoskandalöst, upprörande, överdrivetโดยฝ่าฝืนedepsizce殘暴地образливо; скандальноوحشيانہ انداز سےmột cách xúc phạm; kỳ quặc
n outˈrageousness
verregaandheid, skandaligheidتَجاوُز حُدود الأدَب، إساءَه، إهانَهвъзмущениеurážlivostuhyrligheddie Frevelhaftigkeitεξωφρενική κατάσταση, αίσχοςofensajõledusخشونت؛ زشتیjärkyttävyyscaractère outrageantשַׁעֲרורִייָתִיוּתनृशंसताstrahotafelháborító/elviselhetetlen volta vminekkeburukansvívirðingcarattere oltraggiosoふらちなこと극악baisumas, siaubingumasnecilvēcīgumssifat yg melampauschandelijkheid, buitensporigheidskammelighet, uhyrlighetskandalicznośćescândalonelegiuireбезобразностьurážlivosťpretiranostneumerenostskandal, skändlighet, överdriftการฝ่าฝืนedepsizlik殘暴образливість; скандальністьبے حيائي، بے شرميtính chất xúc phạm; thái quá

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