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TOEFL BNC: 6948 COCA: 5684

outrage

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 outrage /ˈaʊtˌreɪʤ/ noun
plural outrages
1 outrage
/ˈaʊtˌreɪʤ/
noun
plural outrages
Learner's definition of OUTRAGE
1 
[noncount] : extreme anger : a strong feeling of unhappiness because of something bad, hurtful, or morally wrong愤怒
2 
[count] : something that hurts people or is morally wrong伤害；恶行
2 outrage /ˈaʊtˌreɪʤ/ verb
outrages; outraged; outraging
2 outrage
/ˈaʊtˌreɪʤ/
verb
outrages; outraged; outraging
Learner's definition of OUTRAGE
[+ object]
: to make (someone) very angry使愤怒；激怒
— often used as (be) outraged常用作(be) outraged
TOEFL BNC: 6948 COCA: 5684

outrage

1 of 2

noun

out·​rage ˈau̇t-ˌrāj How to pronounce outrage (audio)
1
: an act of violence or brutality
arranged outrages and assassinations Anthony West
2
a
: injury, insult
do no outrages on silly women or poor passengers William Shakespeare
b
: an act that violates accepted standards of behavior or taste
an outrage alike against decency and dignity John Buchan
3
: the anger and resentment aroused by injury or insult
Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision.

outrage

2 of 2

verb

outraged; outraging

transitive verb

1
a
: rape
b
: to violate the standards or principles of
he has outraged respectability past endurance John Braine
2
: to arouse anger or resentment in usually by some grave offense
was outraged by the accusation

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Choose the Right Synonym for outrage

offend, outrage, affront, insult mean to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment.

offend need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting.

hoped that my remarks had not offended her

outrage implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings.

outraged by their accusations

affront implies treating with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference to courtesy.

deeply affronted by his callousness

insult suggests deliberately causing humiliation, hurt pride, or shame.

insulted every guest at the party

Example Sentences

Noun Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision. Public outrage over the scandal was great. The rule is an outrage against women. This is an outrage! I won't allow this kind of behavior to continue. Verb His comments outraged nearly everyone in the room. the spiteful comment outraged her so much that she's still holding a grudge See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The fatal incident has sparked outrage in the community. CBS News, 1 Sep. 2022 The Globe and Mail‘s reporting sparked immediate outrage. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022 This is the second year in a row that a racist video has sparked outrage and calls for change in the Tuscaloosa. Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2022 The bill was named after 14-year-old Emmett Till who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, which sparked a public outrage. Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022 The video sparked widespread outrage after it was posted on social media. Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022 The texts, which Mayor James Latimore said were sent in June, sparked outrage after being posted online in July. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2022 The council had previously voted to dissolve the three-member police department over the texts that were sent in June but which sparked outrage after they were posted online in late July. Jade Gordon, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 The footage immediately sparked outrage in Boyle Heights and among other Latino communities in the city. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022
Verb
It's clearly designed to provoke and outrage even more than the level of Gervais' usual standards for provocation and outrageousness. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022 Collective tragedy is a given, not an issue, for Howe, who strove neither to outrage nor to comfort anyone. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 My Name Is Andrea points to hurt and outrage as inseparable defining forces in Dworkin’s story. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2022 His success on Twitter arose from his capacity to outrage or amuse a global audience of both enemies and acolytes (Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kim Jong Un, as well as your Trumpist cousin across town). Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 5 June 2022 The incident occurred two days before the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, which at the time led to protests and outrage over police brutality and racial injustice. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2022 Deporting him would outrage opinion across the world. Tim Soutphommasane And Marc Stears, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022 Government approval of the eviction would outrage Mr. Bennett’s supporters, who believe that settlements in the West Bank are essential to Israel’s security and, for many, that the territory was among the lands promised to Jews by God. New York Times, 24 June 2021 The repeal of Section 230 could result in a system in which inflammatory or provocative news or images that might outrage or incite people could be deemed too socially destructive or disturbing of the peace by internet companies. Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French utrage, outrage insult, excess, from outre, utre beyond, from Latin ultra — more at ultra-

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of outrage was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 6948 COCA: 5684
outrage

noun¹

 1great anger大怒ADJECTIVE | VERB + OUTRAGE | OUTRAGE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤genuine真正的憤怒▸➤widespread廣泛的憤怒▸➤international國際義憤▸➤public公憤▸➤moral義憤◇Media reports generated moral outrage.媒體的報道激起了義憤。VERB + OUTRAGE➤be greeted with, cause, generate, provoke, spark遭到憤恨；引起憤慨◇The news was greeted with outrage.這個消息使人義憤填膺。➤feel感到憤慨▸➤express, voice表達憤慨◇Shopkeepers voiced their outrage at the new tax.店主們表達了對新稅的憤慨。OUTRAGE + VERB➤be directed at sb/sth憤怒指向⋯◇Much of the outrage was directed at foreign nationals.大部份憤怒指向了外僑。PREPOSITION➤in outrage憤怒地◇The guests all shouted in outrage.客人們都憤怒地叫喊起來。➤with outrage由於憤怒◇She was trembling with outrage.她憤怒得發抖。➤outrage at對⋯的憤怒◇Campaigners have expressed outrage at the decision.參加運動的人表達了對這一決定的憤怒。➤outrage over對⋯的憤怒◇There is widespread public outrage over the massacre.公眾普遍對大屠殺感到憤慨。PHRASES➤cries of outrage, howls of outrage憤怒的叫喊／咆哮◇The announcement provoked howls of outrage.這一通告激起了憤怒的咆哮。➤a feeling of outrage, a sense of outrage憤怒感
outrage

noun²

 2cruel/shocking act令人震驚的行為；殘忍的行為VERB + OUTRAGE | PREPOSITION VERB + OUTRAGE➤commit, perpetrate犯下暴行◇the outrages committed by the invading army侵略軍犯下的種種暴行PREPOSITION➤outrage against對⋯的傷害◇The new law on pensions is an outrage against the elderly.新的養老金法是對老年人的嚴重傷害。

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