/ ˈaʊtreɪdʒ; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ U ] a strong feeling of shock and anger :
The judge's remarks caused public outrage.
Environmentalists have expressed outrage at the ruling.
2.
[ C ] an act or event that is violent, cruel or very wrong and that shocks people or makes them very angry
SYN atrocity :
No one has yet claimed responsibility for this latest bomb outrage.
■ verb
[ vn ] [ often passive ] to make sb very shocked and angry :
He was outraged at the way he had been treated.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the senses lack of moderation and violent behaviour ): from Old French ou(l)trage , based on Latin ultra beyond. Sense development has been affected by the belief that the word is a compound of out and rage .