Definitions for outrageˈaʊt reɪdʒ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

out•rageˈaʊt reɪdʒ(n.; v.)-raged, -rag•ing.

(n.)an act of wanton cruelty or violence.
anything that strongly offends or affronts the feelings.
a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by an injury, insult, or injustice.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.t.)to subject to grievous violence or indignity.
to anger or offend; shock.
to offend against (right, decency, feelings, etc.) grossly or shamelessly.

Origin of outrage:

1250–1300; < OF outrage, ultrage=outr(er) to push beyond bounds (der. of outre beyond < L ultrā) +-age -age

Princeton's WordNet

indignation, outrage(noun)
a feeling of righteous anger
outrage(noun)
a wantonly cruel act
scandal, outrage(noun)
a disgraceful event
scandalization, scandalisation, outrage(verb)
the act of scandalizing
shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage(verb)
strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
desecrate, profane, outrage, violate(verb)
violate the sacred character of a place or language
"desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage(verb)
force (someone) to have sex against their will
"The woman was raped on her way home at night"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

outrage(noun)ˈaʊt reɪdʒ
strong anger
the public's outrage at the assassination attempt
outrageˈaʊt reɪdʒ
sth that makes people very angry
the latest outrage committed by the party's leadership
outrage(verb)ˈaʊt reɪdʒ
to make sb extremely angry
The foul outraged the other team's coach.

Wiktionary

outrage(Noun)
An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
outrage(Noun)
An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
outrage(Noun)
The resentful anger aroused by such acts.
outrage(Noun)
A destructive rampage.
"by the outrage and fury of the river Effra" (from an old description of flood damage).
outrage(Verb)
to cause or commit an outrage.
outrage(Verb)
to cause resentment through such acts.

Origin: From and oltrage, from *ultragium or *ultraticum ("a going beyond") and from ultra; rather than from out and rage. The verb is from oltragier.