outrage


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
outrage/ˈaʊtreɪʤ/
noun an extremely strong reaction of anger or indignation.

■ a cause of outrage.

verb
  • 1 arouse outrage in.
  • 2 violate or infringe (a law or principle) flagrantly.
– origin ME: from OFr. ou(l)trage, from outrer ‘exceed’, based on L. ultra ‘beyond’; influenced by the belief that the word is a compound of out and rage.
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