out·rage /ˈaʊtˌreʤ/
暴行,侮辱,憤怒(vt.)淩辱,虐待,觸犯
Out·rage v. t. To rage in excess of. [R.]
Out·rage n.
1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury.
He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country. --Spenser.
2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.]
Syn: -- Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront.
Out·rage v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outragen p. pr. & vb. n. Outraging ]
1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.
Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return. --Atterbury.
This interview outrages all decency. --Broome.
2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).
Out·rage, v. i. To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
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outrage
n 1: a feeling of righteous anger [syn: indignation]
2: a wantonly cruel act
3: a disgraceful event [syn: scandal]
4: the act of scandalizing [syn: scandalization, scandalisation]
v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock,
offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall]
2: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the
church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: desecrate, profane,
violate]
3: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman
was raped on her way home at night" [syn: rape, ravish,
violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour]