outrage

out·rage

O0165900 (out′rāj′)n.1. An act of extreme violence or viciousness: outrages committed by the dictatorship.2. Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste: viewed the film as an outrage to common decency.3. Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act, or an instance of this: The incident sparked a public outrage.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: was outraged that he was lied to. See Synonyms at offend.

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

outrage

(ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ) n1. a wantonly vicious or cruel act2. a gross violation of decency, morality, honour, etc3. profound indignation, anger, or hurt, caused by such an actvb (tr) 4. to cause profound indignation, anger, or resentment in5. to offend grossly (feelings, decency, human dignity, etc)6. to commit an act of wanton viciousness, cruelty, or indecency on7. a euphemistic word for rape¹[C13 (meaning: excess): via French from outré beyond, from Latin ultrā]

out•rage

(ˈaʊt reɪdʒ)

n., v. -raged, -rag•ing. n. 1. an act of wanton cruelty or violence. 2. anything that strongly offends or affronts the feelings. 3. a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by an injury, insult, or injustice. v.t. 4. to subject to grievous violence or indignity. 5. to anger or offend; shock. 6. to offend against (right, decency, feelings, etc.) grossly or shamelessly. [1250–1300; < Old French outrage, ultrage=outr(er) to push beyond bounds (derivative of outre beyond < Latin ultrā) + -age -age]

outrage

- The true etymology of outrage has nothing to do with out or rage—rather, it is a borrowing from French outrage, "insult, outrage," based on Latin ultra, "beyond," and -agium, a noun suffix; outrage first meant "lack of moderation."See also related terms for insult.

outrage

Past participle: outraged
Gerund: outraging

Imperative
outrage
outrage

Present
I outrage
you outrage
he/she/it outrages
we outrage
you outrage
they outrage

Preterite
I outraged
you outraged
he/she/it outraged
we outraged
you outraged
they outraged

Present Continuous
I am outraging
you are outraging
he/she/it is outraging
we are outraging
you are outraging
they are outraging

Present Perfect
I have outraged
you have outraged
he/she/it has outraged
we have outraged
you have outraged
they have outraged

Past Continuous
I was outraging
you were outraging
he/she/it was outraging
we were outraging
you were outraging
they were outraging

Past Perfect
I had outraged
you had outraged
he/she/it had outraged
we had outraged
you had outraged
they had outraged

Future
I will outrage
you will outrage
he/she/it will outrage
we will outrage
you will outrage
they will outrage

Future Perfect
I will have outraged
you will have outraged
he/she/it will have outraged
we will have outraged
you will have outraged
they will have outraged

Future Continuous
I will be outraging
you will be outraging
he/she/it will be outraging
we will be outraging
you will be outraging
they will be outraging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been outraging
you have been outraging
he/she/it has been outraging
we have been outraging
you have been outraging
they have been outraging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been outraging
you will have been outraging
he/she/it will have been outraging
we will have been outraging
you will have been outraging
they will have been outraging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been outraging
you had been outraging
he/she/it had been outraging
we had been outraging
you had been outraging
they had been outraging

Conditional
I would outrage
you would outrage
he/she/it would outrage
we would outrage
you would outrage
they would outrage

Past Conditional
I would have outraged
you would have outraged
he/she/it would have outraged
we would have outraged
you would have outraged
they would have outraged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	outrage - a feeling of righteous angerindignationanger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievancedudgeon, high dudgeon - a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
	2.	outrage - a wantonly cruel actatrocity, inhumanity - an act of atrocious cruelty
	3.	outrage - a disgraceful eventscandaltrouble - 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 scandalizingscandalisation, scandalizationaffront, insult - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
Verb	1.	outrage - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"appal, appall, scandalise, scandalize, shock, offendchurn 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"desecrate, profane, violateassail, 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"rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, violateassail, 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

verb1. 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, piss you off (taboo slang), put (someone's) nose out of joint, put (someone's) back up, disgruntle Many people have been outraged by these comments.noun1. indignation, shock, anger, rage, fury, hurt, resentment, scorn, wrath, ire (literary), exasperation, umbrage, righteous anger The decision has provoked outrage from human rights groups.2. atrocity, crime, horror, evil, cruelty, brutality, enormity, barbarism, inhumanity, abomination, barbarity, villainy, act of cruelty The terrorists' latest outrage is a bomb attack on a busy station.

outrage

noun1. A monstrous offense or evil:atrocity, enormity, monstrosity.2. Something that offends one's sense of propriety, fairness, or justice:crime, offense, sin.3. An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity:affront, contumely, despite, indignity, insult, offense, slight.Idiom: slap in the face.verb1. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior:affront, huff, insult, miff, offend, pique.Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to.2. To do a wrong to; treat unjustly:aggrieve, oppress, persecute, wrong.

Translations

伤害暴行

outrage

(ˈautreidʒ) noun a wicked act, especially of great violence. the outrages committed by the soldiers; The decision to close the road is a public outrage. 暴行 暴行 verb to hurt, shock or insult. She was outraged by his behaviour. 傷害 伤害outˈrageous adjective noticeably terrible. an outrageous hat; outrageous behaviour. 殘暴的 残暴的outˈrageously adverb 殘暴地 残暴地outˈrageousness noun 殘暴 残暴