outrage

/ˈau̇t-ˌrāj/

Middle English, from Anglo-French utrage, outrage insult, excess, from outre, utre beyond, from Latin ultra

noun

  1. an act of violence or brutality

  2. injury, insult

  3. an act that violates accepted standards of behavior or taste

arranged outrages and assassinations

verb

  1. rape

  2. to violate the standards or principles of

  3. to arouse anger or resentment in usually by some grave offense

he has outraged respectability past endurance

offend outrage affront insult mean to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment. offend need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting. outrage implies offending beyond endurance and calling forth extreme feelings.