outrage Definition

outrage
noun

1. An act of great cruelty or violence.
2. An act which breaks accepted standards of morality, honour and decency.
3. Great anger or resentment.

verb

1. To insult, shock or anger someone greatly.

Thesaurus: incense, infuriate, affront, offend, insult.
2. To do physical violence to someone, especially (euphemistic) to rape them.

Etymology: 13c in the sense ‘excess': from French outrer to exceed.