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Meaning of OUTRAGE

Pronunciation:  'awtreyj

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a wantonly cruel act
  2. [n]  the act of scandalizing
  3. [n]  a disgraceful event
  4. [n]  a feeling of righteous anger
  5. [v]  make furious
  6. [v]  strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
  7. [v]  assault sexually; force to have sex
  8. [v]  violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
 
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 Synonyms: appal, appall, desecrate, dishonor, dishonour, exasperate, incense, indignation, infuriate, offend, profane, rape, ravish, scandal, scandalisation, scandalise, scandalization, scandalize, shock, violate
 
 See Also: affront, anger, anger, assail, assault, atrocity, attack, choler, churn up, disgust, dudgeon, gang-rape, high dudgeon, inhumanity, insult, ire, nauseate, revolt, set on, sicken, trouble, Watergate, Watergate scandal

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Out*rage"\, v. t. [Out + rage.]
To rage in excess of. [R.] --Young.

  2. \Out"rage\, n. [F. outrage; OF. outre, oltre, beyond (F.
outre, L. ultra) + -age, as, in courage, voyage. See
{Ulterior}.]
1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or
   things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive
   abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. --Chaucer.
         He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country.
                                               --Spenser.
2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Syn: Affront; insult; abuse. See {Affront}.

  3. \Out"rage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outragen}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Outraging}.] [F. outrager. See {Outrage}, n.]
1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat
   with violence or excessive abuse.
         Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have
         hope of doing it without a return.    --Atterbury.
         This interview outrages all decency.  --Broome.
2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault
   upon (a female).

  4. \Out"rage\, v. t.
To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
 
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