I. out ‧ rage 1 /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'too great quantity' , from outre 'beyond, too much' ; influenced in meaning by rage ]
1 . [uncountable] a feeling of great anger and shock:
The response to the jury’s verdict was one of outrage.
a sense of moral outrage
outrage at/over
environmentalists’ outrage at plans to develop the coastline
public/popular outrage
The case generated public outrage.
2 . [countable] an event that produces great anger and shock, especially because it is cruel or violent:
bomb outrages in London
This is an outrage!
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THESAURUS
■ extreme anger
▪ fury a very strong feeling of anger:
The judge sparked fury when he freed a man who had attacked three women.
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The decision caused fury among local people.
▪ rage a very strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control or is expressed very suddenly or violently:
When we accused him of lying, he flew into a rage (=became very angry very suddenly) .
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Brown killed his wife in a jealous rage.
▪ outrage extreme anger and shock because you think something is unfair or wrong:
The racist comments caused outrage in India and Britain.
▪ wrath formal extreme anger:
Pietersen was the next to incur the wrath of the referee (=make him angry) .
II. outrage 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]
to make someone feel very angry and shocked:
Customers were outraged by the price increases.