B2nounsocietypolitics
US/ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/
UK/ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/
a strong feeling of anger and shock, or an action that causes this feeling
In context
The video of a teacher hitting a student caused outrage online.
There was public outrage when the price of electricity rose again.
It's an outrage that people still die waiting for an ambulance.
Words that go with outrage
adjective + noun
- public outrageThe decision led to public outrage across the country.
- moral outrageThe story caused moral outrage, but nothing changed.
verb + noun
- cause outrageHis comments caused outrage among women's groups.
- spark outrageThe new law sparked outrage on social media.
- express outrageParents expressed outrage at the school's decision.
noun + preposition
- outrage overThere is growing outrage over rising rents in the capital.
- sense of outrageThere was a deep sense of outrage in the community after the verdict.