vverb.emotionstrike with disgust or revulsionSynset:appal appall offend outrage scandalise scandalize shock
Examples:- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Derivationally Related Form:shockeroffensivescandalisationscandalscandalizationoutrageshock
Hypernyms:churn up disgust nauseate revolt sicken
Inherited Hypernyms:shockdisgustrepeldisplease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: appall, appal, scandalize, outrage, offend, shock) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: offend, appal, scandalize, outrage, appall)
vverb.socialviolate the sacred character of a place or languageSynset:desecrate outrage profane violate
Examples:- desecrate a cemetery
- violate the sanctity of the church
- profane the name of God
Derivationally Related Form:violationdesecrationprofanationviolative
Hypernyms:assail assault attack set on
Inherited Hypernyms:desecrateassail
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialforce (someone) to have sex against their willSynset:assault dishonor dishonour outrage rape ravish violate
Examples:- The woman was raped on her way home at night
Derivationally Related Form:dishonorassaultiveravisherrapeviolatorviolationoutrageravishmentraper
Hypernyms:assail assault attack set on
Inherited Hypernyms:rapeassail
Direct Hyponyms:gang-rape
Full Troponyms:gang-rape
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: rape, ravish)
adj satadj.allangered at something unjust or wrongSynset:incensed indignant umbrageous
Examples:- an indignant denial
- incensed at the judges' unfairness
- a look of outraged disbelief
- umbrageous at the loss of their territory
Antonyms:unangry
Derivationally Related Form:umbrage
Inherited Hypernyms:indignant
Similar to:angry