outrage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ (obsolete)
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- /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.[…]
1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tremarn Case”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
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(countable, uncountable) An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
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.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC: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.
1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 38:
- (uncountable) The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A 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.
1648, Journals of the House of Lords, volume X, Die Jovis, 13ᵃ die Aprilis (Thursday 13 April 1648), page 188:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outrages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
outrage culture · outrage porn · outrage of modesty · poutrage
Synonyms
depravity · outrage · infamy · wickedness · depravity · wrong · turpitude · atrocity · wrong · iniquity
Translations (125)
ja 憤慨 (anger) · pl potworność (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · cs zvěrstvo (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · el οργή (anger) · de Beleidigung (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · hu gyalázat (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · hu botrány (anger) · it oltraggio (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · ja 暴行 (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · de Wut (anger) · cs ukrutnost (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · ru негодова́ние (anger) · mk гнев (anger) · hu felháborodás (anger) · fi hirmuteko (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · es rabia (anger) · ca ultratge (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · ca indignació (anger) · de Gräueltat (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · vi phẫn nộ (anger) · el αίσχος (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · de Rage (anger) · bg безчинство (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · ru акт произво́ла (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · hu merénylet (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · hu szörnyűség (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · ja 激怒 (anger) · es atrocidad (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · ru гру́бое наруше́ние (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · nl verontwaardiging (anger) · ca ràbia (anger) · fr outrage (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · hu erőszak (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · cs pobouření (anger) · es indignación (anger) · ru безобра́зие (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · hu atrocitás (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · ga fearg (anger) · it sdegno (anger) · bg насилие (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · pl obraza (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · sl ogorčenje (anger) · fr indignation (anger) · de Schande (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · cmn 暴行 (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · de Empörung (anger) · nl woede (anger) · ru произво́л (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · el αγριότητα (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · ro ultraj (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · cmn 憤怒 /愤怒 (anger) · eo indigno (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · es desafuero (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · cy gwarth (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · yue 暴行 (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · cmn 暴行 (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · pt indignação (anger) · el ωμότητα (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · fi raivo (anger) · ru гнев (anger) · el προσβολή (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · pl okropność (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · cy cywilydd (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · es atropello (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · el έκτροπο (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · de Frevel (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · ja 非道 (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · nl razernij (anger) · ro atrocitate (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · mk лу́тина (anger) · pl oburzenie (anger) · es ultraje (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · cs násilí (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · pl zniewaga (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · nl wandaad (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · ota رذالت (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · de (empörendes) Verbrechen (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · pl okrucieństwo (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · ro furie (anger) · pt ultraje (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · ru беспреде́л (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · nl belediging (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · hu megbotránkozás (anger) · pl bezeceństwo (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · te దురాగతము (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · hu gazság (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · es ultraje (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · eu hira (anger) · la flagitium (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · cs vztek (anger) · pt raiva (anger) · mk безобра́зие (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · it indignazione (anger) · ru я́рость (anger) · gl aldraxe (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · cy dicter (anger) · es cólera (anger) · pt atrocidade (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · fr colère (anger) · es desmán (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · fi julkea teko (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · he זעם (anger) · hu gaztett (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · ru возмути́тельный посту́пок (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · te దురాగతము (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · de Untat (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · ga uafás (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · de Entrüstung (anger) · cs zločin (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · ru злодея́ние (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · de Schandtat (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · cs hněv (anger) · ga uafás (anger) · ca atrocitat (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · de Skandal (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · ro mânie (anger) · fr offense (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · ja 憤怒 (anger) · ga feillbheart (offensive, immoral or indecent act) · fr rage (anger) · cs zuřivost (anger) · ja 乱暴 (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · es tropelía (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · mk бес (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity) · cy trais (excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity)