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Outrage

noun/ˈaʊtɹeɪdʒ/
Definition
a feeling of righteous anger
a wantonly cruel act
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈaʊtɹeɪdʒ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈaʊtɹeɪdʒ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈaʊtɹeɪdʒ/
2 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊtɹeɪdʒ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna feeling of righteous anger
nouna wantonly cruel act
nouna disgraceful event
nounthe act of scandalizing
verbstrike with disgust or revulsion
“The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”
verbviolate the sacred character of a place or language
“desecrate a cemetery”
verbforce (someone) to have sex against their will
“The woman was raped on her way home at night”
Word Forms
outrageverbstrike with disgust or revulsion
scandalousadjectivegiving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; ; - Thackeray
scandalizeverbstrike with disgust or revulsion
scandaliseverbstrike with disgust or revulsion
outrageousadjectivegrossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
shocknounthe feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
shockernouna shockingly bad person
offensiveadjectivecausing or able to cause nausea
scandalizationnounthe act of scandalizing
scandalnouna disgraceful event
scandalisationnounthe act of scandalizing
outragenouna disgraceful event
desecrationnounblasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
profanationnounblasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
violativeadjectiveviolating or tending to violate or offend against
violationnouna disrespectful act
rapenounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
rapernounsomeone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
ravishmentnounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
ravishernounsomeone who assaults others sexually
violatornounsomeone who assaults others sexually
assaultiveadjectivedisposed to attack
dishonornouna state of shame or disgrace
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Empörung
ein Gefühl gerechter Wut
🇪🇸Spanish
escándalo
un sentimiento de ira justa
🇮🇹Italian
indignazione
un sentimento di giusta rabbia
🇳🇱Dutch
verontwaardiging
een gevoel van gerechtvaardigde woede
🇵🇹Portuguese
ultraje
um sentimento de raiva justificada
🇷🇺Russian
возмущение
чувство праведного гнева
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उल्लंघन
धार्मिक क्रोध की भावना
🇧🇩Bengali
আক্রোশ
ধার্মিক রাগের অনুভূতি
🇮🇳Tamil
சீற்றம்
நியாயமான கோபத்தின் உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆగ్రహం
న్యాయమైన కోపం యొక్క భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
आक्रोश
न्याय्य रागाची भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
આક્રોશ
ન્યાયી ગુસ્સાની લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಕ್ರೋಶ
ನ್ಯಾಯದ ಕೋಪದ ಭಾವನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
രോഷം
ന്യായമായ കോപത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു വികാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੁੱਸਾ
ਧਰਮੀ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
غصہ
صحیح غصے کا احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
暴行
一种正义的愤怒的感觉
🇯🇵Japanese
怒り
正義の怒りの感情
🇰🇷Korean
격분
정당한 분노의 느낌
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phẫn nộ
một cảm giác tức giận chính đáng
🇹🇭Thai
ความชั่วร้าย
ความรู้สึกโกรธอันชอบธรรม
🇮🇩Indonesian
kebiadaban
perasaan marah yang benar
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkagalit
isang pakiramdam ng matuwid na galit
🇲🇾Malay
kemarahan
perasaan marah yang benar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الغضب
الشعور بالغضب العادل
🇮🇷Persian
خشم
احساس خشم درست
🇹🇷Turkish
öfke
haklı bir öfke hissi
🇮🇱Hebrew
שַׁעֲרוּרִיָה
תחושה של כעס צודק
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'outrage'?
The primary meaning of 'outrage' is 'a feeling of righteous anger'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'outrage' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'outrage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'outrage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'outrage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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