out|rage

out|rage
out|rage «OWT rayj», noun, verb, -raged, -rag|ing.
–n.
1. a) an act showing no regard for the rights or feelings of others; a very offensive act; offense; insult: »

His request is an outrage.

SYNONYM(S): affront, indignity. b) the action of overturning the rights of others by force or the threat of force; shameful act of violence: »

Setting the house on fire was an outrage.

2. Archaic. violent behavior, or violence of language; fury: »

I fear some outrage, and I'll follow her (Shakespeare).

–v.t.
1. to offend greatly; do violence to; insult: »

The cattlemen outraged the farmers by driving the herds over their crops.

SYNONYM(S): injure.
2. to break (the law or a rule of morality) openly; treat as nothing at all: »

to outrage good taste.

3. = rape. (Cf. ↑rape)
╂[< Old French outrage < outre < Latin ultrā beyond]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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