v. t. | 1. | To rage in excess of. |
n. | 1. | Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. |
2. | Excess; luxury. | |
v. t. | 1. | |
1. | To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse. | |
2. | Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female). | |
3. | To cause to become very angry; | |
v. i. | 1. | To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously. |
Noun | 1. | outrage - a feeling of righteous anger Synonyms: indignation |
2. | outrage - a wantonly cruel act | |
3. | outrage - a disgraceful event Synonyms: scandal | |
4. | outrage - the act of scandalizing Synonyms: scandalisation, scandalization | |
Verb | 1. | outrage - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" |
2. | outrage - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" | |
3. | outrage - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
OUTRAGE. A grave injury; a serious wrong. This is a generic word which is applied to everything, which is injurious, in great degree, to the honor or rights of another.
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