outrage1 nounoutrage2 verb
outrageout‧rage1 /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ ●○○ noun 
WORD ORIGINoutrage1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French ‘too great quantity’, from outre ‘beyond, too much’; influenced in meaning by rageEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Any attempts to lessen his prison sentence will cause public outrage.
- It's an outrage that men who didn't finish high school sometimes earn more than women with college educations.
- Prominent Republicans have expressed outrage at the decision.
- Several parents of affected children have written to the Prime Minister to express their outrage.
- The anarchic music of punk caused public outrage when it first burst upon the scene.
- The plans brought cries of outrage from residents.
- The prices they charge are an outrage!
- The sense of anger and outrage within the community seemed to grow by the hour.
- The terrorist attack, in which two innocent tourists were murdered, is the third outrage of its kind this year.
- At last, I recognize my latest outrage.
- For they understood the source of the outrage as well as they knew the source of light.
- I felt disbelief, and some sense of outrage that this should happen to me.
- In the afternoon, ritual becomes outrage and entire buckets of water are thrown at all and sundry.
- The fearful electorate found Reagan's outrage and can-do optimism more persuasive than the dour Brown's equivocation.
- The images of these hopeless, hungry people haunted her, filling her with outrage.
- There is something in this above controversy and outrage and all these over-familiar words.
- You really must bring this outrage to an end.
THESAURUSextreme anger
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.
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.
extreme anger and shock because you think something is unfair or wrong: · The racist comments caused outrage in India and Britain.
formal extreme anger: · Pietersen was the next to incur the wrath of the referee (=make him angry).
Longman Language Activatorangry feelings · He was finding it difficult to control his anger.· Sandra helped us deal with the grief and anger we felt over Patrick's death.feel anger towards · Andrea still feels a lot of anger towards her mom, who left when she was a little girl.do something in anger · I've said some things in anger that have almost cost my marriage.
slight anger or impatience: · It's such an annoyance to have to drive you everywhere.much to the annoyance of somebody: · I like to stay up late most nights, much to the annoyance of my girlfriend.· The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.
someone who has a temper has a tendency to become very angry suddenly: · Jill needs to learn to control her temper.· His wife left him because of his violent temper.bad temper: · There's one thing about Don that you should know - he's got a really bad temper.
a very strong feeling of anger that someone has that is either very difficult for them to control or is expressed very suddenly or violently: fly into a rage (=to suddenly became very angry): · When we accused him of lying, he flew into a rage.shake with rage (=to be so angry, you shake): · Vera's hands shook with rage as she read the letter.in a blind/jealous/terrible rage: · Brown killed his wife in a jealous rage.
the feeling of being annoyed, caused especially by a difficult or unpleasant situation that you are unable to change or control: · Students have spoken of their growing frustration with school administrators.· The discussion sessions help patients deal with some of the frustrations they may be feeling.
a feeling of anger because you feel that you are being treated badly or unfairly, and cannot do anything about it: · Patricia stared at the other girls with resentment.· Resentment and jealousy can often build up in relationships.resentment at/against/of: · She couldn't let go of her resentment over the divorce.
a feeling of extreme anger at something wrong, unfair, or immoral, especially among members of the public: · Several parents of affected children have written to the Prime Minister to express their outrage.· Any attempts to lessen his prison sentence will cause public outrage.
the feeling of being annoyed, caused especially by someone or something that is repeatedly annoying: irritation with: · Bailey expressed irritation with the inaccurate reports in the media.a source of irritation (=something that causes irritation): · The heavy traffic is a constant source of irritation.
the 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: exasperation with: · Many people express exasperation with the National Health Service, but most seem to prefer it to a private system.in exasperation: · He pounded the desk in exasperation.
an extremely bad action an unusually cruel and violent action, usually against someone who has done nothing wrong, that is unacceptable even during a time of war: · The brutal destruction of an entire village was one of the worst atrocities of the Vietnam war.
an extremely bad, and often cruel and unfair action that people think is shocking: · It's an outrage that men who didn't finish high school sometimes earn more than women with college educations.· The terrorist attack, in which two innocent tourists were murdered, is the third outrage of its kind this year.
feeling shocked and offended surprised, upset, and offended by an event or by someone's behaviour, when you think it is morally wrong or unfair: · Shocked viewers jammed the switchboard with complaints. shocked by: · I am truly shocked by the content of the program.shocked at: · She was shocked at her own depraved behavior.
very shocked and angry about something you think is morally wrong or unfair: · We were outraged when we heard the rapist had only got a two year sentence.· His remarks, intended to calm the crisis, only served to alarm the already outraged Black community.outraged at/by: · My mother was outraged at the idea that she might be kept from seeing her grandchildren.
also scandalised British very shocked and offended by something that you disapprove of, especially because it is morally wrong - use this especially when a lot of people feel this way: · Their scandalized neighbours began a petition to remove them from the neighbourhood.scandalized by: · At first, the public was scandalized by his nude paintings.scandalized by: · The country was scandalized by the news of the President's alleged affair.
the strong feeling of being shocked and angry about something such as a public statement or action that you think is morally wrong or unfair: · The sense of anger and outrage within the community seemed to grow by the hour.· Prominent Republicans have expressed outrage at the decision.· The anarchic music of punk caused public outrage when it first burst upon the scene.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
a sense of moral outrage The case generated public outrage.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[uncountable] a feeling of great anger and shock: a sense of moral outrage The case generated public outrage.· His detention has provoked the anger of his supporters.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· She was spared further abuse - possibly torture - only after international outrage put pressure on the regime for her release.
· Whatever the topic under discussion, they automatically began with some resentful expression of moral outrage.· However, such public condemnation and the associated moral outrage can, on occasions, be strangely muted.· Regional officers had lived for many years with successive waves of moral outrage about the scandalous conditions within the asylums.· Media reports of child abuse cases often express this sense of moral outrage.· And moral outrage at the use of simple expedients can still run high.
· One might well conclude the dismissal was a feint, a hollow gesture to allay perceived public outrage.· Rising public outrage eventually forced Intel to reverse its policy and offer replacement chips to anyone who wanted one.· Holloway prison's C1 unit has for some time been the subject of public concern and outrage.· Media coverage generates public outrage, if incomplete understanding.· That sort of episode makes them subject to public outrage.· The assault on Chung was greeted with widespread public outrage.
VERB· But it caused a national outrage.· The judge in the Wonderland Club case has caused outrage by not using the current maximum sentence of three years.· News of the deal caused outrage in Britain, and Flintshire social services placed the girls with foster parents.· Cope's own sleevenotes have also caused outrage, containing vitriolic attacks on Axl Rose and U2, among others.· It caused outrage around the world among politicians, football fans and administrators.· The proposal, from Detroit's ombudsman, has caused outrage - and a certain amount of thought.· The collapsing of these genres, however, caused outrage.· This will cause outrage among the anti-censorship crew.
· They have written to John Major expressing their outrage.· Some Wall Street firms have expressed outrage at punitive awards, and many investors have complained of brokers' stalling tactics.· Probably there wouldn't be words sufficient to express the outrage.· Opposition parties have expressed outrage at his flouting of the referendum vote.· Earlier, the Princess issued a statement expressing her outrage and distress over the affair.
· I felt a sort of outrage.· When I felt outrage was I simply a cipher for cultural prejudice?· Each of these students has felt anger and outrage at the insults and slurs he or she have experienced.· I felt pain, outrage, more pain, hot anger.
· It has also provoked outrage overseas.· Home Rule's suspension was real, and every attempt to implement it in wartime provoked sufficient Unionist outrage to stop it.· His death provokes an outrage and a police investigation into the shooting.· Sensational news stories are more likely to provoke outrage than academic work or serious social comment.
The response to the jury’s verdict was one of outrage. a sense of moral outrageoutrage at/over environmentalists’ outrage at plans to develop the coastlinepublic/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!outrage1 nounoutrage2 verb
outrageoutrage2 ●○○ verb [transitive] to make someone feel very angry and shocked: Customers were outraged by the price increases.GRAMMAR Outrage is usually passive.