outraged

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaʊtreɪdʒd/

From the verb outrage: (⇒ conjugate)
outraged is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
out•rage /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n., v., -raged, -rag•ing. 
n. 
  1. [countable] an act of great cruelty or violence that strongly offends the feelings.
  2. any act that strongly offends the feelings:[countable]It's an outrage that she was fired.
  3. [uncountable] a strong, powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by an injury, insult, or injustice.

v. [+ object]
  1. to anger or offend;
    shock.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
out•rage  (outrāj),USA pronunciation n., v., -raged, -rag•ing. 
n. 
  1. an act of wanton cruelty or violence;
    any gross violation of law or decency.
  2. anything that strongly offends, insults, or affronts the feelings.
  3. a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by something perceived as an injury, insult, or injustice:Outrage seized the entire nation at the news of the attempted assassination.

v.t. 
  1. to subject to grievous violence or indignity.
  2. to anger or offend;
    make resentful;
    shock:I am outraged by his whole attitude.
  3. to offend against (right, decency, feelings, etc.) grossly or shamelessly:Such conduct outrages our normal sense of decency.
  4. to rape.
  • Latin ultrā) + -age -age
  • Old French outrage, ultrage, equivalent. to outr(er) to push beyond bounds (derivative of outre beyond
  • Middle English 1250–1300
    2. offense, abuse, indignity. 7. violate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
outrage /ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ/ n
  1. a wantonly vicious or cruel act
  2. a gross violation of decency, morality, honour, etc
  3. profound indignation, anger, or hurt, caused by such an act
vb (transitive)
  1. to cause profound indignation, anger, or resentment in
  2. to offend grossly (feelings, decency, human dignity, etc)
  3. to commit an act of wanton viciousness, cruelty, or indecency on
  4. archaic
    a euphemistic word for rape1
Etymology: 13th Century (meaning: excess): via French from outré beyond, from Latin ultrā
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