outrage

5 definitions • 8 examples

a feeling of anger and shock:

These murders have provoked outrage across the country.

Many politicians and members of the public expressed outrage at the verdict.

a shocking, morally unacceptable, and usually violent action:

The bomb, which killed 15 people, was the worst of a series of terrorist outrages.

[ + that ] It's an outrage (= it is shocking and morally unacceptable) that so much public money should have been wasted in this way.

(especially of an unfair action or statement) to cause someone to feel very angry, shocked, or upset:

Local people were outraged at the bombing.

A proposed five percent cut in pay has outraged staff at the warehouse.

to cause someone to feel very angry, shocked, or upset:

The proposed pay cut outraged the staff.

a strong feeling of anger and shock, or an act or event that causes these feelings:

[ C ] The terrible living conditions of migrant workers, he said, were an outrage.