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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
the booing during the graduation speech was an outrage
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as in indignation
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
the actress could barely contain her outrage at being passed over for an Oscar yet again
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as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the spiteful comment outraged her so much that she's still holding a grudge
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as in to anger
to make angry
the vandalism in the cemetery outraged the entire community we were outraged to discover that we had been overcharged for our hotel room
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Recent Examples of outrage
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
This will also likely mean even more outrage from a frustrated Democratic base, which has been clamoring for Democratic leadership to do something to try to thwart Trump's agenda.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Rights groups have been outraged over the hijab law and the cruel ways it is enforced.
—Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Only days prior, the Brooklyn Museum made moves to eliminate 20 staffers, including 14 unionized workers, a decision that incited outrage and a legal challenge from the group’s representative, Local 2110 United Auto Workers.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
This will also likely mean even more outrage from a frustrated Democratic base, which has been clamoring for Democratic leadership to do something to try to thwart Trump's agenda.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
In June 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Unanue outraged customers when the CEO publicly praised President Donald Trump.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Rights groups have been outraged over the hijab law and the cruel ways it is enforced.
—Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrage
Noun
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The dispute stems from last year’s feud wherein Drake and Lamar traded increasingly personal and unverified insults in a series of songs.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs on Canadian exports and repeated insults by President Donald Trump about Canada becoming the 51st state have Canadians pushing back with a term hockey fans may be familiar with.—
Jalen Williams,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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With love and loss, inspiration and indignation, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) is a folk tale, a small-town barroom yarn, a gothic novel, and a ghost story.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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Advertisement To put it mildly, the indignation is real but a remedy is missing. Lawmakers face a deadline at the end of the week to adopt a spending program or trigger a government shutdown.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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When Davis asked if she was offended by his desire to keep things lowkey, Taylor laughed it off.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The father, who everyone thinks will be offended by a guest’s outburst at the Sabbath table, laughs in delight.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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President Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state have greatly angered Canadians.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The craft retailer, which already closed 800 stores across the U.S. in February, has consumers angered by the terms and conditions of their going-out-of-business sales.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Her pain and rage, her desire to be coddled and loved all announced itself with a furious punk purity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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In Perrin's wake was an instantly iconic reality TV moment that epitomized the kind of red-hot rage networks exploited across early-aughts reality shows.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump's economic war and annexation threats have infuriated Canadians.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The show also features breakout performances from Isa Briones, who plays the infuriating Dr. Trinity Santos, Gerran Howell as the bumbling student doctor Dennis Whitaker, and Taylor Dearden as the sensitive and quirky Dr. Melissa King.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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Investors did not appreciate his sarcasm either, and the stock is down 2.6% since GTC25 kicked off.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Her boozy, blustering sarcasm should be entered into evidence as a blunt instrument.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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In response, the right wing descended upon Mulvaney and Bud Light with a fury, with musician Kid Rock going so far as to post a video of himself repeatedly shooting a case of the beer with a gun.—
James Factora,
Them,
17 Mar. 2025
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This announcement was met with fury and fear among media and academic researchers—but praise among those of us who had watched this taxpayer rip-off continue for decades.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Outrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrage. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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