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outrage

 
 
/ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

ANGER [U] a strong feeling of anger or shock: moral outrage The scandal caused public outrage. These murders have provoked outrage across the country.
SHOCKING THING [C] something that causes great anger or shock: a terrorist outrage [+ (that)] It's an outrage that these children don't have enough to eat.
(Definition of outrage noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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