outrage

See also outragé

English

Etymology

From Middle English and Old French oltrage (“excess”), from Late Latin *ultragium or *ultraticum ("a going beyond") and from Latin ultra (“beyond”); rather than from out and rage. The verb is from Old French oltragier.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaʊtreɪʤ/, SAMPA: /"aUtreIdZ/

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Noun

outrage (plural outrages)

1. An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
2. An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
3. The resentful anger aroused by such acts.
4. (obsolete) A destructive rampage.

   "by the outrage and fury of the river Effra" (from an old description of flood damage).

Translations

an atrocity

Dutch: wandaad (nl) f. French: outrage m. Italian: oltraggio (it) m.

Japanese: 乱暴 (ja) (らんぼう, ranbō) Portuguese: atrocidade (pt) f. Spanish: atrocidad  (es)

an offensive, immoral or indecent act

Dutch: wandaad (nl) f. Japanese: 非道 (ja) (ひどう, hidō)

Portuguese: ultraje (pt), enfurecido (pt) m. Russian: акт произвола

anger

Dutch: woede f and m, razernij f. Italian: sdegno (it) m. Japanese: 激怒 (ja) (げきど, gekido); 憤怒 (ja) (ふんぬ, fun'nu), 憤慨 (ja) (ふんがい, fungai)

Portuguese: raiva (pt) f. Spanish: indignación (es) f.

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Arabic: غضب Mandarin: 愤怒, 暴行 German: Verbrechen n, Frevel m Korean: 침범 (chimbeom) Norwegian: skjenselsgjerning c Spanish: ultraje m., atrocidad m.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to cause or commit an outrage.
2. (transitive) to cause resentment through such acts.

Translations

to cause resentment

Catalan: indignar (ca) French: indigner (fr) Italian: oltraggiare (it)

Japanese: 激怒させる (ja) (げきどさせる, gekido saseru); 憤慨させる (ja) (ふんがいさせる, fungai saseru) Spanish: indignar (es)

Related terms

• outrageous

External links

• outrage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• outrage in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Verb

outrage

1. first-person singular present indicative of outrager
2. third-person singular present indicative of outrager
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of outrager
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of outrager
5. second-person singular imperative of outrager