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Another word for outrage

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Noun

  1. A monstrous offense or evil

    See also:

    right

  2. Something that offends one's sense of propriety, fairness, or justice

    See also:

    right

  3. An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity

    Idioms:
    See also:

    attack

Verb

  1. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior

    Idioms:
    See also:

    pain

    attack

  2. To do a wrong to; treat unjustly

    See also:

    right

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Another word for outrage

Noun
  1. See also:

    insult

Verb
  1. See also:

    offend

    offend

    insult

    abuse

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Sentence Examples

  • Only when alone together were they free from such outrage and pain.

  • His reign was characterized by bloodshed and violence; the outrage of his son Sextus upon Lucretia precipitated a revolt, which led to the expulsion of the entire family.

  • To them persecution was an outrage upon Jesus's teachings.

  • Of the moderation of the latter, and their abstinence from all outrage or plunder, he speaks highly.

  • The execution of the patriarch Gregorios, as technically responsible for the revolt, was an outrage to all Christendom; and it led at once to a breach of diplomatic relations with Russia.

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