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outrages

  • plural
    of outrage.
    outrage
    noun
    an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
  • present tense form
    of outrage (3rd person singular).
    outrage
    noun
    an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.

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This editorial is hard to read, but unless we want to experience similar terror-driven antisemitic outrages in the future, the truth must be told and retold to and by people of good will.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

It reveals an American elite blinded to outrages occurring in plain view, due to the clubby nature of high society.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025

In an interview with historian Brian Harrison in the 1970s, Jessie recalled the so-called "pillar box outrages" were planned "with military precision."

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

Will an overall fatigue with the outrages associated with ‘Emilia Pérez’ sink its chances of taking home the best picture Oscar?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

The citizen of Oceania is not allowed to know anything of the tenets of the other two philosophies, but he is taught to execrate them as barbarous outrages upon morality and common sense.

From "1984" by George Orwell