[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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outrage \Out*rage"\, v. t. [Out + rage.]
To rage in excess of. [R.] --Young.
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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.
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He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country.
--Spenser.
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2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Syn: Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront.
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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.]
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1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat
with violence or excessive abuse.
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Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have
hope of doing it without a return. --Atterbury.
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This interview outrages all decency. --Broome.
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2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault
upon (a female).
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3. To cause to become very angry; as, the burning of the flag
outraged the small conservative town.
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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]