LekhoriLekhoriAn excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]
An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet Base and insolent minds […] outrage men when they have Hopes of doing it without a Return.
From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- + rage, whenc...
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To inspire feelings of outrage in.
The senator's comments outraged the community.
To sexually violate; to rape.