outrage
/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb2 syllables
Outrage means: strike with disgust or revulsion.
Synonyms for outrage33
noun, as in the act of scandalizing
noun, as in a feeling of righteous anger
noun, as in a disgraceful event
verb, as in force (someone) to have sex against their will
verb, as in violate the sacred character of a place or language
What does outrage mean?7
verb
strike with disgust or revulsion“The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”
force (someone) to have sex against their will“The woman was raped on her way home at night”
violate the sacred character of a place or language“desecrate a cemetery”
noun
the act of scandalizing
a feeling of righteous anger
a disgraceful event
a wantonly cruel act
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Outrage in a sentence
- The proposed law triggered a storm of outrage.AlanF_US
- Floyd’s death has caused international outrage and days of protests across the nation.Hybrid
- The relationship of two men can still lead to public outrage.Nuel
- The illegal dump in the park is a source of outrage.rul
- We can't tolerate such an outrage._undertoad
- What he did was an outrage._undertoad
- What that man's done is an outrage._undertoad
- The bill triggered a storm of outrage.AlanF_US
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of outrage
as a noun
- plural
- outrages
as a verb
- past tense
- outraged
- present participle
- outraging
- third-person singular
- outrages
- past participle
- outraged