outrage

See also: outragé

English

Etymology

From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- +‎ rage, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these is etymologically related.

The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/
- Audio (US): (file)
(obsolete) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ/^[1]

Noun

outrage (countable and uncountable, plural outrages)

An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
- 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tremarn Case”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
  There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]
An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
(obsolete) A destructive rampage.
- 1648, Journals of the House of Lords‎^[1], volume X, Die Jovis, 13^a die Aprilis (Thursday 13 April 1648), page 188:
  The Lords acknowledge the great and happy Providence of Almighty God, in the preventing of ſo horrid an Outrage, which might have endangered the Lives of the Chief Magiſtrates, and alſo hazarded the Spoil of the whole City of London.

Derived terms

Translations

excessively violent or vicious attack; atrocity — see also atrocity

Bulgarian: безчинство (bg) n (bezčinstvo)
Catalan: atrocitat (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 暴行 (bou⁶ hang⁶)

Mandarin: 暴行 (zh) (bàoxíng)
Czech: násilí (cs) n, ukrutnost (cs) f
Dutch: wandaad (nl) f
Finnish: hirmuteko
French: outrage (fr) m
German: Untat (de) f, Gräueltat (de) f, (empörendes) Verbrechen (gegen moralische Werte oder Staat etc.)
Greek: έκτροπο (el) f (éktropo), ωμότητα (el) f (omótita), αγριότητα (el) f (agriótita)
Hungarian: merénylet (hu), erőszak (hu), atrocitás (hu)
Irish: uafás m
Italian: oltraggio (it) m
Japanese: 乱暴 (ja) (らんぼう, ranbō), 暴行 (ja) (ぼうこう, bōkō)
Latin: flagitium n
Macedonian: бес m (bes)
Portuguese: atrocidade (pt) f
Romanian: atrocitate (ro) f
Russian: злодея́ние (ru) n (zlodejánije)
Spanish: atrocidad f, ultraje (es) m, tropelía (es) f
Telugu: దురాగతము (durāgatamu)
Welsh: trais (cy) m or f

offensive, immoral or indecent act

Bulgarian: насилие (bg) n (nasilie)
Catalan: ultratge (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 暴行 (zh) (bàoxíng)
Czech: zločin (cs) m, zvěrstvo n
Dutch: belediging (nl) f
Esperanto: indigno
French: offense (fr) f
Galician: aldraxe (gl) m or f
German: Beleidigung (de) f, Frevel (de) m, Schandtat (de) f, Schande (de) f, Skandal (de) m
Greek: προσβολή (el) f (prosvolí), αίσχος (el) n (aíschos)
Hungarian: gaztett (hu), gazság (hu), gyalázat (hu), szörnyűség (hu)
Irish: feillbheart m
Japanese: 非道 (ja) (ひどう, hidō)
Macedonian: безобра́зие n (bezobrázie)
Portuguese: ultraje (pt) m
Romanian: ultraj (ro) n
Russian: безобра́зие (ru) n (bezobrázije), произво́л (ru) m (proizvól), гру́бое наруше́ние n (grúboje narušénije), возмути́тельный посту́пок m (vozmutítelʹnyj postúpok), акт произво́ла m (akt proizvóla), (colloquial) беспреде́л (ru) m (bespredél)
Spanish: ultraje (es) m, desafuero (es) m, atropello (es) m, ultraje (es) m, desmán m
Telugu: దురాగతము (durāgatamu)
Welsh: gwarth m, cywilydd (cy) m

anger

Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Basque: hira
Catalan: ràbia (ca) f, indignació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 憤怒 / 愤怒 (zh) (fènnù)
Czech: vztek (cs) m, hněv (cs) m, zuřivost (cs) f, pobouření (cs) n
Dutch: verontwaardiging (nl) f, woede (nl) c, razernij (nl) f
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: raivo (fi)
French: colère (fr) f, rage (fr) f, indignation (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Wut (de) f, Rage (de) f, Empörung (de) f, Entrüstung (de) f
Greek: οργή (el) f (orgí)
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: felháborodás (hu), megbotránkozás (hu), botrány (hu)
Irish: uafás m, fearg f
Italian: sdegno (it) m, indignazione (it) f
Japanese: 激怒 (ja) (げきど, gekido); 憤怒 (ja) (ふんぬ, fun'nu), 憤慨 (ja) (ふんがい, fungai)
Macedonian: лу́тина f (lútina), гнев m (gnev)
Portuguese: raiva (pt) f, indignação (pt) f
Romanian: furie (ro) f, mânie (ro) f
Russian: я́рость (ru) f (járostʹ), негодова́ние (ru) n (negodovánije), гнев (ru) m (gnev)
Slovene: ogorčenje n
Spanish: indignación (es) f, rabia (es) f, cólera (es) f
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: phẫn nộ (vi)
Welsh: dicter m

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} غضب
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 침범 (chimbeom)
Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} skjenselsgjerning c

Verb

outrage (third-person singular simple present outrages, present participle outraging, simple past and past participle outraged)

(transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
- August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet
  Base and insolent minds […] outrage men when they have Hopes of doing it without a Return.
- 1725-1726, William Broome, Odyssey
  The interview […] outrages all the rules of decency.
(transitive) To inspire feelings of outrage in.
The senator's comments outraged the community.
(archaic, transitive) To sexually violate; to rape.
(obsolete, transitive) To rage in excess of.
- 1742–1745, [Edward Young], The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC:
  Their will the tiger sucked, outraged the storm

Translations

to cause or commit an outrage upon

Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: безчинствам (bg) (bezčinstvam)
Catalan: indignar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 激怒 (zh) (jīnù), 侵犯 (zh) (qīnfàn)
Czech: dopustit se násilí pf, dopouštět se násilí impf, znásilnit (cs) pf, zprznit (cs) pf
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
French: indigner (fr)
German: mit Füßen treten (idiom), brüskieren (de), vor den Kopf stoßen (idiom)
Greek: προσβάλλω (el) (prosvállo), καταισχύνω (el) (kataischýno)
Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: meggyaláz (hu), megerőszakol (hu), megbecstelenít (hu)
Italian: oltraggiare (it)
Japanese: 激怒させる (ja) (げきどさせる, gekido saseru); 憤慨させる (ja) (ふんがいさせる, fungai saseru)
Macedonian: ра́згневи (rázgnevi), ра́збесни (rázbesni)
Romanian: ultragia (ro)
Spanish: indignar (es)
Swedish: please add this translation if you can
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: xúc phạm (vi)