Outrage /(?)/
Out·rage
Outrage
v. t.
- To rage in excess of. [R.]
Outrage
n.
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Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury.
He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country.
- Excess; luxury. [Obs.]
Outrage
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Outragen; p. pr. & vb. n. Outraging
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To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.
Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return.
This interview outrages all decency.
- Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).
- To cause to become very angry; as, the burning of the flag outraged the small conservative town.
Outrage
v. i.
- To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.