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Meaning and definition for "outrage" word
[noun] the act of scandalizing
[noun] a disgraceful event
[noun] a feeling of righteous anger
[verb] make furious
[verb] strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
[verb] assault sexually; force to have sex
[verb] violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
\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}.
\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).
\Out"rage\, v. t. To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
Synonyms for outrage
appal, appall, desecrate, dishonor, dishonour, exasperate, incense, indignation, infuriate, offend, profane, rape, ravish, scandal, scandalisation, scandalise, scandalization, scandalize, shock, violate
See also: affront | anger | anger | assail | assault | atrocity | attack | choler | churn up | disgust | dudgeon | gang-rape | high dudgeon | inhumanity | insult | ire | nauseate | revolt | set on | sicken | trouble | Watergate | Watergate scandal |
Related terms: defile, detriment, do evil, doom, error, heavy sin, humiliate, impair, imposition, infuriate, jeer, jeering, menace, mischief, misdeed, mortal sin, offense, peccancy, put-down, unutterable sin, vexation, wrath
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Let's analyse "outrage" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Four vowels. 57.1% of vowels is 18.5% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EGARTUO. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
outrage: 6 + 3 + 1 + 5 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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