outrage

n

1. atrocity, crime, act of violence, injury, hurt, foul play, harm, wrong, grievance, evil; enormity, monstrosity, abhorrence, abomination, horror, odium; disgrace, shame, scandal, perversion, prostitution; offense, violation, infraction, breach, transgression, trespass, infringement, felony; misdeed, wrongdoing, dereliction; malefaction, desecration, blasphemy, profanity, profanation, sacrilege, peccancy.

2. indignity, affront, insult, Archaic. insultation, slap in the face; injury, wound, sting; discourtesy, slight, Sl. put-down.

3. mistreatment, abuse, maltreatment, ill-treatment, mishandling, ill-use; persecution, tormeting, torturing; cruelty, barbarity, savagery, brutality, murderousness, malignity; manhandling, mauling, battery, assault, beating, thrashing.

v

4. offend, affront, chagrin, insult, humiliate, slight, slap in the face; pique, Inf. miff, disgruntle, Inf. put [s.o.] off, displease, hurt [s.o.'s] feelings; vex, annoy, provoke, incense, exasperate, distress; irk, rankle, roll, Chiefly U.S. rile, rattle, ruffle; irritate, aggravate, nettle, chafe, gall, disturb; anger, enrage, infuriate, madden; add insult to injury, add fuel to the flames, make one's blood boil.

5. disgust, repel, repulse, Sl. gross [s.o.] out, Sl. turn [s.o.] off; nauseate, sicken, turn [s.o.'s] stomach; horrify, shock, traumatize; numb, paralyze, immobilize; overwhelm, astound, Inf. flabbergast.

6. violate, transgress, trespass, infringe upon, encroach upon, intrude upon, step on the toes of; sin, desecrate, profane, defile, debase; (all in reference to sexual relations) rape, ravage, ravish, deflower.

7. injure, hurt, harm, wound, damage, pain; wrong, malign, aggrieve, do an injustice to, disrespect, walk all over [s.o.]; mistreat, maltreat, abuse, mishandle, ill-use, ill-treat; manhandle, maul, batter, Sl. knock around.