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outrage
verb [T] /ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/Definition
› (especially of an unfair action or statement) to cause someone to feel very angry, shocked, or upset: Local people were outraged at the bombing. A proposed five percent pay cut has outraged staff at the warehouse.Causing feelings of anger and displeasureMaking people sad, shocked and upset outraged
/-reɪdʒd/ adjective › feeling outrage: Many outraged viewers wrote to the BBC to complain.Angry and displeasedBad-tempered
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Synonyms and related words:
- aback adverb
- amiss adjective
- appal verb
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- bother verb (WORRY)
- gnaw verb (FEEL WORRIED)
- go/fall to pieces idiom
- grieve verb
- haunt verb (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE)
- hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
- horrify verb
- offend verb (UPSET)
- offense noun
- shake sb up phrasal verb
- shocker noun
- sorrow verb
- sting verb (HURT)
- take sb aback phrasal verb
- tear sb apart phrasal verb
- toxic adjective (UNPLEASANT)
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