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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a feeling of righteous anger;
[syn: indignation, outrage]

2. a wantonly cruel act;

3. a disgraceful event;
[syn: scandal, outrage]

4. the act of scandalizing;
[syn: scandalization, scandalisation, outrage]


VERB (3)

1. strike with disgust or revulsion;
- Example: "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
[syn: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage]

2. violate the sacred character of a place or language;
- Example: "desecrate a cemetery"
- Example: "violate the sanctity of the church"
- Example: "profane the name of God"
[syn: desecrate, profane, outrage, violate]

3. force (someone) to have sex against their will;
- Example: "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
[syn: rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Outrage \Out"rage\, v. i. To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Outrage \Out*rage"\, v. t. [Out + rage.] To rage in excess of. [R.] --Young. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Outrage \Out"rage\, n. [F. outrage; OF. outre, oltre, beyond (F. outre, L. ultra) + -age, as, in courage, voyage. See Ulterior.] 1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Syn: Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Outrage \Out"rage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outragen; p. pr. & vb. n. Outraging.] [F. outrager. See Outrage, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse. [1913 Webster] Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] This interview outrages all decency. --Broome. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female). [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to become very angry; as, the burning of the flag outraged the small conservative town. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

outrage n 1: a feeling of righteous anger [syn: indignation, outrage] 2: a wantonly cruel act 3: a disgraceful event [syn: scandal, outrage] 4: the act of scandalizing [syn: scandalization, scandalisation, outrage] v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage] 2: violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: desecrate, profane, outrage, violate] 3: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage]