outrage

Noun
  1. A feeling of righteous anger (synset 107532976)
    is a type of: anger, choler, ire - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
    subtypes: dudgeon, high dudgeon - a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')
    same as: indignation
  2. A wantonly cruel act (synset 100426093)
    is a type of: atrocity, inhumanity - an act of atrocious cruelty
  3. A disgraceful event (synset 107320870)
    is a type of: trouble - an event causing distress or pain
    subtypes: skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard - a scandal that is kept secret
    specific instances:
    • teapot dome, teapot dome scandal - a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration
    • watergate, watergate scandal - a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
    same as: scandal
  4. The act of scandalizing (synset 101227886)
    is a type of: affront, insult - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
    same as: scandalisation, scandalization
Verb
  1. Strike with disgust or revulsion (synset 201814414)
    "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
    is a type of: churn up, disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken - cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
    same as: appal, appall, offend, scandalise, scandalize, shock
  2. Violate the sacred character of a place or language (synset 202573980)
    "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
    is a type of: assail, assault, attack, set on - attack someone physically or emotionally
    same as: desecrate, profane, violate
  3. Force (someone) to have sex against their will (synset 202573434)
    "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
    is a type of: assail, assault, attack, set on - attack someone physically or emotionally
    subtypes: gang-rape - rape (someone) successively with several attackers
    same as: assault, dishonor, dishonour, rape, ravish, violate

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