1. Anger aroused by some perceived offence or injustice
   "The unfair treatment sparked public outrage";
   - indignation, indignance [archaic]
    
2. A wantonly cruel act
   "The destruction of the historic monument was an outrage"
    
3. A disgraceful event
   "The company's treatment of workers caused public outrage";
   - scandal
    
4. The act of scandalizing
   "The public expressed outrage at the company's environmental violations";
   - scandalization, scandalisation [Brit]

1. Strike with disgust or revulsion
   "The scandalous behaviour of this married woman outraged her friends";
   - shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise [Brit], appal [Brit, Cdn], appall [US]
    
2. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   "their actions outraged all standards of decency";
   - transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break

Derived forms: outraged, outraging, outrages

Type of: affront, anger, atrocity, choler, disgust, disrespect, inhumanity, insult, ire, nauseate, revolt, sicken, trouble

Encyclopedia: Outrage