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outrage

Dictionary definition · outrage

noun

  1. a feeling of righteous anger
  2. a wantonly cruel act
  3. a disgraceful event
  4. the act of scandalizing

verb

  1. strike with disgust or revulsion"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
  2. violate the sacred character of a place or language"desecrate a cemetery"
  3. force (someone) to have sex against their will"The woman was raped on her way home at night"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).