nounUpper-intermediate

outrage

US

/ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/

UK

/ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/

Meaning

A powerful feeling of anger and shock caused by something deeply unfair or offensive.

किसी बहुत अन्यायपूर्ण या अपमानजनक बात से होने वाला गहरा गुस्सा और सदमा।

Examples

“The unfair decision caused outrage among local residents.”

cause outragepublic reaction

“She expressed her outrage at the treatment of the workers.”

express outrageoutrage at something

“Outraged customers demanded refunds after the company raised prices without warning.”

strong reactioncustomer complaint

Useful patterns

cause or provoke outrageexpress or show outrageoutrage at or over somethingpublic or widespread outrage

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Word family

outraged(adjective)
outrageous(adjective)
outrageously(adverb)

Common collocations

public outragewidespread outragecause outrageprovoke outrageexpress outrageoutrage at the decision

Common mistakes

Not natural: There was a widespread outrage about the decision.

Better: There was widespread outrage about the decision.

When outrage means a general feeling of anger, it is usually uncountable and does not take a.

जब outrage का मतलब लोगों का सामूहिक गुस्सा हो, तो यह आमतौर पर uncountable होता है और इसके पहले a नहीं आता।

Not natural: The price increase was an outrage decision.

Better: The price increase was an outrageous decision.

Use outrageous as an adjective to describe a shocking or unacceptable decision; outrage is usually a noun.

किसी चौंकाने वाले या गलत फैसले का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective outrageous इस्तेमाल करें; outrage आमतौर पर noun है।

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Use outrage for the strong public feeling; use outrageous to describe the thing that causes it.

गुस्से की तीव्र भावना के लिए outrage और उसे पैदा करने वाली चौंकाने वाली चीज़ के लिए outrageous इस्तेमाल करें।

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What does outrage usually describe?

Outrage आमतौर पर किस भावना को बताता है?