outrage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: outrage	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for outrage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outrage n a feeling of righteous anger [syn: indignation, outrage] a wantonly cruel act a disgraceful event Synonym(s): scandal, outrage the act of scandalizing Synonym(s): scandalization, scandalisation, outrage v strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" Synonym(s): shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" Synonym(s): desecrate, profane, outrage, violate force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" Synonym(s): rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Outrage \Out"rage\, v. t. To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Outrage \Out*rage"\, v. t. [Out + rage.] To rage in excess of. [R.] --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country. --Spenser. 2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: Affront; insult; abuse. See {Affront}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Outrage \Out"rage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outragen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outraging}.] [F. outrager. See {Outrage}, n.] 1. 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. --Atterbury. This interview outrages all decency. --Broome. 2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).