outrage
noun
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
outraged
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past participleof outrage.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof outrage.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
outragenounan act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t capture the fact that your reader and your viewer and your listener are shocked and possibly outraged and really struggling with what’s going on.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
"Last night I went to bed incredibly frustrated, outraged, ashamed that no one is telling us anything."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
"We are outraged by this unwarranted attack on a journalist doing her job and urge a thorough investigation and follow-through from authorities," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
While Griffin and fellow business leaders were outraged by the stunt, Mamdani’s poll numbers haven’t suffered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
While Southern whites—poor and rich alike—were utterly outraged by emancipation, there was no obvious solution to the dilemma they faced.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
