outrage

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #10600

Meanings

1

noun
A strong feeling of shock and anger.

The decision caused public outrage.
2

verb
To make someone extremely angry and shocked.

The senator's comments outraged the community.
3

noun
A cruel, violent, or shocking act.

The bombing was condemned as a terrible outrage.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 verb · to make someone extremely... anger enrage affront

3 noun · a cruel, violent, or... atrocity

Word family

Forms outragedoutragesoutraging

Derived forms poutrage

Related forms outrageous

Etymology

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, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these is etymologically related. The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.

outrage Middle English *ultrāticum la-vul ultrā Latin outragen Middle English oultragier Old French

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# outrage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 10600

## Meanings
1. A strong feeling of shock and anger.
2. To make someone extremely angry and shocked.
3. A cruel, violent, or shocking act.

## Examples
- The decision caused public outrage.
- The senator's comments outraged the community.
- The bombing was condemned as a terrible outrage.

## Derived Forms
- poutrage

## Related Forms
- outrageous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: outrage
- Root: *ultrāticum
- Root: ultrā
- Root: outragen
- Root: oultragier

## Etymology
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, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these is etymologically related. The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.

## AI Etymology
Outrage comes 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, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these is etymologically related. The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier. Modern senses include a strong feeling of shock and anger and to make someone extremely angry and shocked. The wider word family includes derivatives such as poutrage and related forms such as outrageous.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Actions & Processes

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