outrage
[noun]
Synonyms:
- violation, abuse, affront, desecration, indignity, insult, offence, sacrilege, violence
- indignation, anger, fury, hurt, resentment, shock, wrath
[verb]
Synonyms:
- offend, affront, incense, infuriate, madden, scandalize, shock

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English Thesaurus: anger, annoyance, irritation, frustration, exasperation, ...

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I. out‧rage¹ /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: 'too great quantity', from outre 'beyond, too much'; influenced in meaning by rage]

1. [uncountable] a feeling of great anger and shock:
The response to the jury’s verdict was one of outrage.
a sense of moral outrage
outrage at/over
environmentalists’ outrage at plans to develop the coastline
public/popular outrage
The case generated public outrage.

2. [countable] an event that produces great anger and shock, especially because it is cruel or violent:
bomb outrages in London
This is an outrage!

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II. outrage² verb [transitive usually passive]
to make someone feel very angry and shocked:
Customers were outraged by the price increases.

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outrage
noun
I. great anger
ADJ. genuine | widespread | international | public | moral Media reports generated moral outrage.
VERB + OUTRAGE be greeted with, cause, generate, provoke, spark The news was greeted with outrage.
feel | express, voice Shopkeepers voiced their outrage at the new tax.
OUTRAGE + VERB be directed at sb/sth Much of the outrage was directed at foreign nationals.
PREP. in ~ The guests all shouted in outrage.
with ~ She was trembling with outrage.
~ at Campaigners have expressed outrage at the decision.
~ over There is widespread public outrage over the massacre.
PHRASES cries/howls of outrage The announcement provoked howls of outrage.
a feeling/sense of outrage

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outrage
II. cruel/shocking act
VERB + OUTRAGE commit, perpetrate the outrages committed by the invading army
PREP. ~ against The new law on pensions is an outrage against the elderly.

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anger a strong emotion that you feel because someone has behaved badly or because a situation seems bad or unfair:
Andrea still feels a lot of anger towards her mom, who left when she was a little girl.
I’ve said some things in anger that have almost cost me my marriage.
annoyance slight anger or impatience:
He expressed annoyance at the way his comments had been misinterpreted.
The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.
irritation a feeling of being annoyed and impatient, especially because something keeps happening or someone keeps saying something:
He could not hide his irritation at her persistent questioning.
Unwanted sales calls are a source of irritation for many people.
frustration a feeling of being annoyed, especially because you cannot do what you want or because you cannot change or control a situation:
You can imagine my frustration when I found out that the next bus didn’t leave till 4 hours later.
There is a growing sense of frustration over the situation in Burma.
The government has expressed frustration at the slow legal process.
exasperation a feeling of being very annoyed because you cannot control a situation, learn to do something, or understand something, even though you are trying very hard:
Isaac sighed in exasperation.
Exasperation at the team’s lack of success was evident among the fans.
resentment anger because you think you are being treated badly or unfairly:
The sudden increase in the numbers of immigrants has caused resentment among local people.
indignation anger and surprise about an unfair situation:
His voice sounded full of indignation.
The scandal caused righteous indignation among opposition politicians.
ill/bad feeling anger between two people because of something that has happened:
I had no ill feeling towards him.
rancour British English, rancor American English formal a feeling of anger and hatred towards someone who you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past:
Even though he had lost the court case, he had shown no rancour.
spleen formal anger, especially anger that is unreasonable:
He vented his spleen (=said why he was angry)against the airline in an article in the Times.
fury a very strong feeling of anger:
The judge sparked fury when he freed a man who had attacked three women.
The decision caused fury among local people.
rage a very strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control or is expressed very suddenly or violently:
When we accused him of lying, he flew into a rage (=became very angry very suddenly).
Brown killed his wife in a jealous rage.
outrage extreme anger and shock because you think something is unfair or wrong:
The racist comments caused outrage in India and Britain.
wrath formal extreme anger:
Pietersen was the next to incur the wrath of the referee (=make him angry).

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