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adjective

Definition of outragednext
as in angry
feeling or showing anger the judge was outraged to discover that several jurors had disregarded her orders not to speak with members of the press

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outraged

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verb

past tense of outrage
1
as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in the spiteful comment outraged her so much that she's still holding a grudge

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2
as in infuriated
to make angry the vandalism in the cemetery outraged the entire community we were outraged to discover that we had been overcharged for our hotel room

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Recent Examples of outraged
Verb
Aliso Canyon likely to stay open for years; residents outraged. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024 As House members scrambled to pass a stopgap spending plan Friday, lawmakers removed legislation that would have fully funded the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040, outraged 9/11 advocates said. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outraged
  1. angry
  2. angered
  3. indignant
  4. enraged
  5. annoyed
  6. furious
  7. mad
  8. ballistic
Adjective
  • Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King’s funeral.
    — Made by History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Related article People are angry at Gen Z taking photos of airport trays.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of angry
Verb
  • The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of angered
Adjective
  • In the clip, Miyazaki seems neither outraged nor indignant, simply exhausted and annoyed.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The officers allow Eddie, indignant and disempowered by the search, to come in to help his son.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of indignant
Verb
  • The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.
    — Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.
    — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of enraged
Verb
  • Big, sometimes uncontrollable emotions are a normal part of growing up, and gentle parents at least try to not dismiss their or get annoyed with their kids when those challenging moments come up.
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Initially annoyed by his bubbly personality, Jovie eventually warms up to Buddy, and the pair fall in love.
    — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of annoyed
Adjective
  • The Leafs hatched a furious last-minute comeback to force overtime, only to lose 6-5 in a shootout to the Sharks, Toronto’s second such loss to San Jose this month.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Martin’s work has taken on a furious pace in the past few months amid the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion protocols and health, welfare and Medicaid cuts that will fall hard on vulnerable Black Americans.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • And the maddest thing of all is the AI Generator, who wants to marry her!
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Then, using his talents playing the lyre and singing psalms, David grew to be a supportive comfort to the possibly mad King Saul (Ali Suliman) as well as begin a romance with Saul’s daughter, Michal (Indy Lewis).
    — Jim Halterman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • Sitting in the visiting manager’s office at Yankee Stadium, Brewers manager Pat Murphy declined to go ballistic over the torpedo bats that blew up his pitching staff over the first three games of the season.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Prior to his painting, this transfer class, now called ballistic capture transfers, or weak stability boundary (WSB) transfers, did not exist, Belbruno said.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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