I. ˈau̇t.ˌrāj noun
Etymology: Old English, from Old French, excess, outrage, from outre beyond (from Latin ultra ) + -age — more at ulterior
1. : an act of violence : a brutal attack
arranged outrages and assassinations — Anthony West
2. : an injury or insult to a person or thing : an act or condition that violates accepted standards of behavior or taste
an outrage alike against decency and dignity — John Buchan
an outrage upon journalism and upon society — F.L.Mott
3. : a feeling of anger and resentment aroused by something regarded as an injustice or insult
his sense of outrage overcame his instinct of self-preservation — S.H.Adams
outrage at the harshnesses of the older education — M.B.Smith
II. transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English outragen, from outrage, n.
1.
a. : rape
seized the unhappy maiden and brutally outraged her — T.B.Macaulay
b. : to subject to violent injury or gross insult : do violence to
an act that outraged nature and produced the inevitable tragedy of the play — Louis Auchincloss
this point-blank refusal outraged his sense of justice — J.C.Powys
2. : to cause a feeling of anger or violent resentment in
outraged by the way this whole matter has been handled — Lister Hill
Synonyms: see offend