outrage

Outrage is anger. Outrage is expressed when people believe that a situation is not fair, or there’s some sort of injustice.

• Outrage over the results of the election inspired protests around the nation.
• There’s a certain amount of outrage felt by many people in the country.
• A woman expressed her outrage in a letter which was published in the op-ed section of the newspaper.
• Consumers expressed their outrage by refusing to purchase the company’s products.
• The government’s policies resulted in outrage among the people.
• This is an outrage!

The word "outrageous" is an adjective.

• That’s outrageous.
• People were upset by the man’s outrageous behavior.
• The man’s behavior was outrageously offensive. (The word "outrageously" is an adverb.)
• Prices are outrageous at some clothing stores.
• The restaurant throws away an outrageous amount of food every day.
• They’re making an outrageous amount of money by overcharging their customers. (They’re making a lot of money.)

The man expressed his outrage at the meeting.

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Date of publication: January 16, 2017