outrage
/ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇t-ˌrāj/ (ame, mw) · /ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa)
outrage — noun
- outragesingular
- outragesplural
1. powerful anger mixed with shock because something seems very wrong
powerful anger mixed with shock because something seems very wrong
Parents reacted with outrage after the school cut art classes.
with outrage
Public outrage grew when the video showed nurses hitting patients.
collocation: public outrage
Mina spoke in outrage after the driver left the injured dog.
There was outrage in the town over the mayor's secret deal.
At dinner, Uncle Ben expressed outrage at the cruel joke.
- anger
a broader and more everyday word that does not always include shock
- indignation
stresses moral disapproval and sounds more formal
- fury
focuses on extreme anger, often with less emphasis on moral shock
文法句型
feel outrage at + noun
outrage over + noun
with outrage
用法筆記
Often appears with public, widespread, or growing, especially when many people share the same reaction. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the bad act itself, not the feeling it causes.
常見錯誤
2. something so cruel, violent, or unfair that people see it as far beyond what any
something so cruel, violent, or unfair that people see it as far beyond what anyone should accept
The attack on hospital workers was an outrage.
Many voters called the pay cut for nurses an outrage.
call something an outrage
It was an outrage that the village had no clean water.
The court described the prison abuse as a national outrage.
For many families, forcing them from their homes was an outrage.
文法句型
an outrage that + clause
call something an outrage
it is an outrage that + clause
用法筆記
Common in formal complaint, protest, and news writing, especially in patterns like 'It is an outrage that ...'. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to the anger people feel after such an act.
常見錯誤
outrage — verb
- outragepresent simple I / you / we / they
- outrages3rd person singular
- outraging-ing form
- outragedpast simple
1. to make someone feel intense anger because an act or remark seems deeply unfair
to make someone feel intense anger because an act or remark seems deeply unfair or offensive
The teacher's joke outraged many parents at the meeting.
outrage + person/group
Photos of the dirty kitchen outraged customers across the city.
The low fine outraged workers after the factory accident.
The report outraged local farmers by blaming them alone.
Closing the shelter outraged volunteers who had worked there for years.
文法句型
outrage someone
outrage someone by + -ing
outrage the public
用法筆記
The subject is usually a decision, comment, report, or event rather than a person acting directly. This verb is more formal and stronger than simply anger, and it often appears in news reports about public reaction.