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Outrage Very Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Outrage has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a feeling of righteous anger

"The community felt outrage when they learned the factory was dumping toxic waste into the river without permission."

2

a wantonly cruel act

"The discovery of the child's remains was not just shocking; it was an outrage that left the entire village in tears."

3

a disgraceful event

"The local council's decision to tear down the historic library was an outrage that sparked immediate protests across the city."

4

the act of scandalizing

"The mayor's decision to skip the budget meeting caused an outrage among the taxpayers who had waited months for answers."

5

An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.

"The sudden outbreak of gunfire across the crowded market was nothing short of a horrific outrage that left families torn apart in seconds."

Verb
1

strike with disgust or revulsion

"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

2

violate the sacred character of a place or language

"desecrate a cemetery"

"violate the sanctity of the church"

"profane the name of God"

3

force (someone) to have sex against their will

"The woman was raped on her way home at night"

4

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

"The mob outraged the peaceful protesters by tearing down their signs and throwing rocks at them."

Example Sentences
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" verb
"desecrate a cemetery" verb
"violate the sanctity of the church" verb
"profane the name of God" verb
"The woman was raped on her way home at night" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
anger atrocity trouble insult disgust assail
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dudgeon skeleton gang-rape
Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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