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   outrage

   /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation: "her voice trembled with outrage" Similar indignationfuryangerragedisapprovalwrathshockresentmenthorrordisgustamazement
   • ▪ an action or event causing outrage: "the massacre was one of the worst outrages in the whole of our history" Similar affrontscandaloffenceinsultinjusticedisgraceinfamyatrocityact of violence/brutality/savageryevilabominationobscenityact of wickednesscrimewronghorrorenormityviolationbrutalitybarbarismbarbarityinhumane actvillainydisgrace

   verb

   • 1. arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone): "the public were outraged at the brutality involved"
   • ▪ flagrantly violate or infringe (a principle, law, etc.): "their behaviour outraged all civilized standards"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘lack of moderation’ and ‘violent behaviour’): from Old French ou(l)trage, based on Latin ultra ‘beyond’. Sense development has been affected by the belief that the word is a compound of out and rage.

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   What does it mean to be outraged by something?

   • To be outraged by something is to experience an intense feeling of anger and shock. If you are outraged by something, it makes you extremely shocked and angry. The decision provoked outrage from women and human rights groups. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries.

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   What is outrage?

   • Definition of outrage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable] a strong feeling of shock and anger The judge's remarks caused public outrage. She was filled with a strong sense of moral outrage. Environmentalists have expressed outrage at the ruling. Much of the outrage was directed at foreign nationals.

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   How do you pronounce outrage?

   • Word forms: outrages , outrages , outraging , outraged pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (aʊtreɪdʒ ). The noun is pronounced (aʊtreɪdʒ ). If you are outraged by something, it makes you extremely shocked and angry. Reports of torture and mass executions in detention camps have outraged the world's religious leaders. [VERB noun]

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   • Outrage can be bought in our Online Shop as a digital download or as a Boxed Edition on cartridge. You can also learn more about it this Saturday (July 2, 2022) from Bernd Buchegger of Cosmos Designs, who will be talking about Outrage – his C64 game that was released by Protovision in cooperation with Psytronik Software 30 years after development had begun.

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   What is the difference between outrage and affront?

   • outrage implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings. affront implies treating with deliberate rudeness or contemptuous indifference to courtesy. insult suggests deliberately causing humiliation, hurt pride, or shame. Noun Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision. Public outrage over the scandal was great.

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   How did the judge's remarks cause public outrage?

   • [uncountable] a strong feeling of shock and anger The judge's remarks caused public outrage. She was filled with a strong sense of moral outrage. Environmentalists have expressed outrage at the ruling. Much of the outrage was directed at foreign nationals. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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