Hypertext Webster Gateway: "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).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
outrage
n 1: a feeling of righteous anger [syn: {indignation}]
2: a wantonly cruel act
3: a disgraceful event [syn: {scandal}]
4: the act of scandalizing [syn: {scandalization}, {scandalisation}]
v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock},
{offend}, {scandalize}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall}]
2: violate the sacred character of a place, such as a graveyard
[syn: {desecrate}, {profane}, {violate}]
3: assault sexually; force to have sex [syn: {rape}, {ravish},
{violate}, {dishonor}, {dishonour}]
4: make furious [syn: {infuriate}, {exasperate}, {incense}]
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