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单词 outrage
释义 out·rage
I. \ˈau̇t.ˌrāj\ noun
Etymology: Old English, from Old French, excess, outrage, from outre beyond (from Latin ultra) + -age — more at ulterior
1. : an act of violence : a brutal attack
 < arranged outrages and assassinations — Anthony West >
2. : an injury or insult to a person or thing : an act or condition that violates accepted standards of behavior or taste
 < an outrage alike against decency and dignity — John Buchan >
 < an outrage upon journalism and upon society — F.L.Mott >
3. : a feeling of anger and resentment aroused by something regarded as an injustice or insult
 < his sense of outrage overcame his instinct of self-preservation — S.H.Adams >
 < outrage at the harshnesses of the older education — M.B.Smith >
II. transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English outragen, from outrage, n.
1.
 a. : rape
  < seized the unhappy maiden and brutally outraged her — T.B.Macaulay >
 b. : to subject to violent injury or gross insult : do violence to
  < an act that outraged nature and produced the inevitable tragedy of the play — Louis Auchincloss >
  < this point-blank refusal outraged his sense of justice — J.C.Powys >
2. : to cause a feeling of anger or violent resentment in
 < outraged by the way this whole matter has been handled — Lister Hill >
Synonyms: see offend
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