outrage

noun
UK: /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
US: /ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ/

  1. A feeling of great anger and shock.

    1. The news caused public outrage.
    2. Many people expressed their outrage at the judge's lenient sentence.

  2. A shocking, morally unacceptable, and usually violent act.

    1. It's an outrage that they closed the library.
    2. The chemical spill was a terrible outrage against the environment.

Synonyms

fury indignation wrath scandal atrocity enrage anger infuriate
outrage transitive-verb

  1. To cause someone to feel great anger and shock.

    1. His words outraged many.
    2. The company's actions outraged the local community.

  2. To commit an action that causes great anger and shock.

    1. The vandals outraged the entire neighborhood.
    2. They outraged public decency by protesting nude in the city center.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "outrage" in English means: A feeling of great anger and shock., A shocking, morally unacceptable, and usually violent act..

The phonetic transcription of "outrage" is /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ in British English and /ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "outrage": fury, indignation, wrath, scandal, atrocity, enrage, anger, infuriate.

Example usage of "outrage": "The news caused public outrage.". More examples on the page.