outrage

  • 41outrage — [13] Outrage has no etymological connection with either out or rage. It comes via Old French outrage from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ‘excess’, a noun derived from the Latin preposition ultrā ‘beyond’. This of course has given English the prefix… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 42Outrage —    1) Drame d Ida Lupino, avec Mala Powers, Tod Andrews.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1950   Technique: noir et blanc   Durée: 1 h 15    Film non distribué en France    Résumé    Une jeune fille victime d un viol n arrive pas à se… …

    Dictionnaire mondial des Films

  • 43outrage — noun an extremely strong reaction of anger or indignation. ↘a cause of outrage. verb 1》 arouse outrage in. 2》 violate or infringe (a law or principle) flagrantly. Origin ME: from OFr. ou(l)trage, from outrer exceed , based on L. ultra beyond ;… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 44outrage — 1 noun 1 (U) a feeling of great anger and shock: The injustice of the situation filled him with a sense of outrage. 2 (C) a very cruel, violent, and shocking action or event (+ against): These terrorist attacks are an outrage against society. 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45outrage — 1. noun 1) public outrage Syn: indignation, fury, anger, rage, wrath 2) it is an outrage Syn: scandal, offence, insult, affront, disgrace, atrocity …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 46outrage — [13] Outrage has no etymological connection with either out or rage. It comes via Old French outrage from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ‘excess’, a noun derived from the Latin preposition ultrā ‘beyond’. This of course has given English the prefix… …

    Word origins

  • 47OutRage! — a British organization that works for the rights of homosexual men and women (= people sexually attracted to others of their own sex) and to encourage public discussion of the issue. OutRage! started in 1990 and quickly became well known for its… …

    Universalium

  • 48Outrage — Ou|tra|ge auch: Out|ra|ge 〈[utra:ʒə] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n〉 Beschimpfung, schwere Beleidigung; eine Mischung aus Klamauk u. Outrage [Etym.: frz.] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 49Outrage — Ou|tra|ge* [u tra:ʒə] die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. outrage zu outrer, vgl. ↑outrieren> (veraltet) Beschimpfung, grobe Beleidigung …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 50outrage — sb. RG. 136; ‘said none outrage’ == spoke truly. RG. 432 …

    Oldest English Words

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