outrage
愤怒,愤慨,暴行,愤怒的
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Definitions
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- : an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- : anything that strongly offends, insults, or affronts the feelings.
- : a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by something perceived as an injury, insult, or injustice: Outrage seized the entire nation at the news of the attempted assassination.
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out·raged, out·rag·ing.
- : to subject to grievous violence or indignity.
- : to anger or offend; make resentful; shock: I am outraged by his whole attitude.
- : to offend against grossly or shamelessly: Such conduct outrages our normal sense of decency.
- : to rape.
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For too long now, it has largely been sporadic cases of outrage from the general public that have led to some accountability for these companies.
George Floyd’s death spurred worldwide outrage and a wider reckoning with structural racism in America.
Current and former employees alike have used this moment in history to take their concerns and outrage to social media, calling out businesses who have promised to be more diverse and inclusive, only to fall short.
Public outrage around that 1969 fire spawned a national reckoning on water pollution and led to the creation of the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Earth Day.
Prime Minister Hassan Diab and his Cabinet on Monday resigned amid growing outrage over the blast.
Michelle Obama tweeting a hashtag is somehow cause for outrage.
From righteous fury to faux indignation, everything we got mad about in 2014—and how outrage has taken over our lives.
The video showing cops piling on Eric Garner in Staten Island for refusing arrest elicited outrage across ideological lines.
It is likely the case that attention and outrage from overseas saved her from this fate.
Where is the outrage of Sharpton regarding the death of Zemir Begic?
Insult and outrage seemed to have given that bodily vigour to Ripperda, which medicine and surgery had taken no pains to restore.