Feeling or expressing extreme anger and indignation; as a verb, means to have caused such feelings. Describes intense moral or emotional offense.
From Old French 'outrage' meaning 'excess' or 'violence,' ultimately from Latin 'ultra' meaning 'beyond.' Originally referred to actions that went beyond acceptable bounds, later focusing on the emotional response to such actions.
The word literally means 'beyond rage' - capturing that moment when anger transcends normal bounds and becomes something more intense and morally charged. It suggests that some actions are so egregious they push us past ordinary emotional responses.
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