outrage

nounverbattested in dialogue

//ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ//
//ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ//

An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.

noun

1
An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]
2
An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
Police went to the cemetery at Trafalgar, near Yallourn, and discovered that a woman's body had been stolen from a grave. They were satisfied it was the same body found at Yallourn - but made no progress in running down the ghouls responsible for the outrage.
I always had a suspicion that Calico, with his blend of simple faith and gipsy blood, had violated a temple, or looted a shrine, to save his son's life, and that the guardians of the relic tracked him and revenged the outrage.
3
The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
4
obsoleteA destructive rampage.
The Lords acknowledge the great and happy Providence of Almighty God, in the preventing of ſo horrid an Outrage, which might have endangered the Lives of the Chief Magiſtrates, and alſo hazarded the Spoil of the whole City of London.

Etymology

From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- + rage, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these are etymologically related. The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.

verb

1
To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet Base and insolent minds […] outrage men when they have Hopes of doing it without a Return.
1725-1726, William Broome, Odyssey The interview […] outrages all the rules of decency.
2
To inspire feelings of outrage in.
The senator's comments outraged the community.
3
archaicTo sexually violate; to rape.
4
obsoleteTo rage in excess of.
Their will the tiger sucked, outraged the storm

Forms

plural: outrages
past tense: outraged
past participle: outraged
present participle: outraging
third person singular: outrages

outlook · A place from which something can be viewed.outpost · A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of…output · That which is produced by something, especially that which is…

outrage · An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.

outrageous · Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or…outright · Wholly; completely; entirely.outrun · To run faster than.

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