outrage

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. violence, wrong, affront, harm, damage, injury, abuse; transgression, infraction, violation. See evil, badness, disrespect.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. indignity, abuse, affront; see insult .

v.

Syn. offend, wrong, affront; see abuse 1 , insult , offend .

See Synonym Study at offend .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. atrocity vicious act, violent act, crime, act of savagery, evil, abomination, monstrosity, disgrace, horror, barbarity, wrong.

2. insult offense, affront, blow, *slap in the face, indignity, *put down, injury, abuse.

3. anger fury, indignation, wrath, rage, *spitting rage. see anger

II

v.

enrage, anger, incense, infuriate, fill with wrath, madden, *make one s blood boil, provoke, gall, affront, insult, offend.

ANT.: pacify, tickle, delight

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A monstrous offense or evil: atrocity, enormity, monstrosity. See RIGHT. 2. Something that offends one's sense of propriety, fairness, or justice: crime, offense, sin. See RIGHT. 3. An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity: affront, contumely, despite, indignity, insult, offense, slight. Idiom: slap in the face. See ATTACK. II verb 1. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior: affront, huff, insult, miff, offend, pique. Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to. See ATTACK, PAIN. 2. To do a wrong to; treat unjustly: aggrieve, oppress, persecute, wrong. See RIGHT.