OUTRAGE

outrage

(noun) a wantonly cruel act

scandalization, scandalisation, outrage

(noun) the act of scandalizing

scandal, outrage

(noun) a disgraceful event

indignation, outrage

(noun) a feeling of righteous anger

shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

(verb) strike with disgust or revulsion; “The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”

rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage

(verb) force (someone) to have sex against their will; “The woman was raped on her way home at night”

desecrate, profane, outrage, violate

(verb) violate the sacred character of a place or language; “desecrate a cemetery”; “violate the sanctity of the church”; “profane the name of God”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

outrage (countable and uncountable, plural outrages)

An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.

An offensive, immoral or indecent act.

The resentful anger aroused by such acts.

(obsolete) A destructive rampage.

Verb

outrage (third-person singular simple present outrages, present participle outraging, simple past and past participle outraged)

(transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.

(archaic, transitive) To violate; to rape (a female).

(obsolete, transitive) To rage in excess of.

Source: Wiktionary

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Out*rage", v. t. Etym: [Out + rage.]

Definition: To rage in excess of. [R.] Young.

Out"rage, n. Etym: [F. outrage; OF. outre, oltre, beyond (F. outre, L. ultra) + -age, as, in courage, voyage. See Ulterior.]

1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. Chaucer. He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country. Spenser.

2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Syn.

– Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront.

Out"rage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outragen; p. pr. & vb. n. Outraging.] Etym: [F. outrager. See Outrage, n.]

1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse. Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return. Atterbury. This interview outrages all decency. Broome.

2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).

Out"rage, v. t.

Definition: To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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