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Definition of outrage :
1. Excess; luxury.
2. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury.
3. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon ( a female).
4. To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
5. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.
6. To rage in excess of.
Synonyms:
deconsecrate, affront, shock, ball over, scandal, exasperate, desecrate, blow out of the water, infract, indignation, right, incense, enthral, go against, debase, set on, wrong, evil, wound, pique, alarm, vitiate, enrapture, lash out, loss, delight, profane, injure, bruise, violate, indignity, plunder, subvert, deprave, transport, demoralize, snipe, despite, traumatize, disgrace, contumely, blemish, malicious gossip, hurt, floor, dishonour, dishonor, round, sin, corrupt, prejudice, traumatise, impairment, appal, shame, assail, demoralise, scandalisation, infuriate, dismay, offend, detriment, damage, attaint, slight, scandalize, spite, injury, despoil, unhallow, debauch, harm, scandalization, misdirect, enchant, spoil, scandalise, take aback, dirt, monstrosity, horrify, appall, disadvantage, rape, ravish, enthrall, pervert, insult, enormity, transgress, break
crime (part of speech: noun)
infraction, crime, transgression, injustice, offense, mischief, felony, misdemeanor, infringement, breach, violation
violence (part of speech: noun)
destructiveness, inhumanity, broil, vandalism, brutishness, fracas, atrocity, intensity, brawl, wildness, abuse, fight, attack, barbarity, vehemence, thuggery, ferocity, violence, fury, savagery, fierceness, terrorism, frenzy, assault, commotion, brutality, torture, turmoil, rage, insurrection, uproar
Usage examples:
- The scarlet of hot blood was upon it, a swift response to what seemed outrage at his hands. - "Rose MacLeod", Alice Brown.
- Her husband's conduct to her is an outrage that she can never forget. - "The Black Robe", Wilkie Collins.
- In Delafield's eyes, she knew, his love for her had been mere outrage and offence. - "Lady Rose's Daughter", Mrs. Humphry Ward.