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outrage
English
Etymology
From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Late Latin *ultr?gium, *ultr?ticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultr? (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- +? rage, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these is etymologically related.
The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) IPA(key): /?a?t.?e?d??/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?æot.?æed??/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /?a?t.??d??/
Noun
outrage (countable and uncountable, plural outrages)
- An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
- An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
- The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
- (obsolete) A destructive rampage. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
Verb
outrage (third-person singular simple present outrages, present participle outraging, simple past and past participle outraged)
- (transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
- August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet
- Base and insolent minds […] outrage men when they have Hopes of doing it without a Return.
- 1725-1726, William Broome, Odyssey
- The interview […] outrages all the rules of decency.
- August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet
- (transitive) To inspire feelings of outrage in.
- The senator's comments outraged the community.
- (archaic, transitive) To sexually violate; to rape.
- (obsolete, transitive) To rage in excess of.
Translations
Related terms
- outrageous
References
Further reading
- outrage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- outrage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Old French oltrage
Noun
outrage m (plural outrages)
- offence, insult, contempt
- (literary) onslaught
Verb
outrage
- first-person singular present indicative of outrager
- third-person singular present indicative of outrager
- first-person singular present subjunctive of outrager
- third-person singular present subjunctive of outrager
- second-person singular imperative of outrager
Further reading
- “outrage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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abash
English
Alternative forms
- abasse
Etymology
First attested in 1303. From Middle English abaisen, abaishen, abashen (“to gape with surprise”) etc., from Anglo-Norman abaïss, from Middle French abair, abaisser (“to astonish, alter”), from Old French esbaïr, (French ébahir), from es- (“utterly”) + baïr (“to astonish”), from Medieval Latin *exbad?, from ex- (“out of”) + bado (“I gape, yawn”), an onomatopoeic word imitating a yawn, see also French badaud (“rubbernecker”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bæ?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??bæ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Verb
abash (third-person singular simple present abashes, present participle abashing, simple past and past participle abashed)
- (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]
- Synonyms: bewilder, confuse, confound, daunt, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, dishearten, embarrass, faze, fluster, humble, humiliate, mortify, rattle, shake, shame, snub
- Antonyms: abet, animate, buoy, cheer, countenance, embolden, encourage, incite, inspirit, rally, reassure, uphold
- 1849, Thomas Macaulay, History of England, Chapter 14
- He was a man whom no check could abash
- (intransitive, obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 16th century.]
Usage notes
- Of abash, confuse, confound: Abash is a stronger word than confuse, but not so strong as confound.
- We are abashed when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was abashed by the look of his Master. So a modest youth is abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors.
- We are confused when, from some unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is often confused by a severe cross-examination; a timid person is apt to be confused in entering a room full of strangers.
- We are confounded when our minds are overwhelmed, as it were, by something wholly unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually confounded at the discovery of his guilt.
- Satan stood Awhile as mute, confounded what to say. – John Milton
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:abash
Derived terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Basha, Sabah, basha, sabha
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