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outraged

outraged

147 4.1
Feeling very angry and shocked because something seems unfair
  • adjective
  • /ˈaʊtreɪdʒd/
: indignado
  • Many citizens are outraged by the government's decision to cut funding for education.

At that time India though outraged, showed commendable restraint.

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Examples

  • Something was said, and the usual response was immediate and outraged.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • It's no wonder he's so outraged whenever he catches a glimpse of the real world.

    Blog text (5)
  • And all these people are outraged at what I said, OK.

  • I was so outraged when that movie came out and it's just terrible.

  • I believe many of you would be as outraged as I was.

    Blog text (15)
  • None of that makes me any less outraged about the threats against her.

    Blog text (11)
  • It's the students, your peers who are outraged at that kind of behavior.

  • A huge section of Congressional Republicans was just as outraged as the American people at large.

    Blog text (19)
  • Sybil, this morning I am outraged.

  • Slowly he turned to face me, his handsome face both incredulous and outraged.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

angry
vsoutraged
∞ 1.0

Feeling very annoyed or upset

adds a particular sense of shock at unfairness to that anger
mad
vsoutraged
∞ 1.0

Feeling angry or upset with someone

is stronger and includes shocked reaction to unfair behaviour
pissed
vsoutraged
  • Informal
631 8.4

Feeling very angry or annoyed

is more formal and includes shocked moral disapproval
furious
vsoutraged
206 3.0

Very angry and ready to shout or complain

brings in moral shock and a sense of being wronged
appalled
vsoutraged
81 5.6

Shocked and upset by something bad or wrong

is more about anger plus shock, not just horror or dismay
enraged
vsoutraged
46 4.1

Very angry and likely to act violently

adds a clearer sense of moral shock and injustice to that fury
up in arms
vsoutraged
28 6.1

Very angry and protesting about something they think is unfair

is more about felt shock and moral outrage than protest action
irate
vsoutraged
22 5.3

Very angry and showing it

includes both intense anger and a feeling of shocked injustice
indignant
vsoutraged
22 6.0

Feeling angry because you are treated unfairly

adds a stronger shocked reaction to that moral anger
livid
vsoutraged
20 5.5

Very angry and hard to calm

combines such fury with a marked sense of being wronged
incensed
vsoutraged
  • Formal
19 6.2

Very angry because of something unfair or wrong

is anger plus shock especially at injustice rather than only anger
aggrieved
vsoutraged
15 7.2

Feeling upset, angry, or hurt because someone treats you unfairly

is more about strong moral shock as well as anger
infuriated
vsoutraged
11 4.5

Feeling very angry because someone treated you unfairly

also carries moral shock and protest at perceived wrongs
boiling mad
vsoutraged
  • Informal
1 4.8

Feeling very angry

is similar intensity but emphasises shocked moral outrage too
royally offended
vsoutraged
  • Informal
1 7.5

Feel very hurt and angry because someone insulted you

focuses more on public moral shock and anger at injustice

Antonyms

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

17 1.0

A feeling of being happy with what you have

3 7.0

Calm and not worried when things go wrong

How Angry

furious
206 3.0
outraged
147 4.1
angry
∞ 1.0
irritated
56 3.1
annoyed
143 1.0

Surface Forms

outraged positive

Morphology

outraged = outrage (semi-transparent) = out + rage + ed

The connection to 'rage' is clear, but the specific meaning of 'outrage' as a noun is not fully transparent.

Etymology

Outraged comes from the word outrage, which first meant an injury or something 'beyond' the usual limit. Think of out ('beyond') plus rage ('anger'): to be outraged is to be pushed past a limit and feel strong shock and anger.