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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)

  1. An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
  2. An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
  3. The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
  4. (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)

  1. (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.
  2. (transitive) To inspire feelings of outrage in.
    The senator's comments outraged the community.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To sexually violate; to rape.
  4. (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)

  1. offence, insult, contempt
  2. (literary) onslaught

Verb

outrage

  1. first-person singular present indicative of outrager
  2. third-person singular present indicative of outrager
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of outrager
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of outrager
  5. 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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taunt

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t??nt/, enPR: tônt
  • (US) IPA(key): /t?nt/, enPR: tônt
    • (cotcaught merger) IPA(key): /t?nt/, enPR: tänt
  • Rhymes: -??nt, -??nt

Etymology 1

Middle French tanter (to tempt, try, provoke), variant of Old French tempter (to try). Doublet of tempt.

Verb

taunt (third-person singular simple present taunts, present participle taunting, simple past and past participle taunted)

  1. to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
Translations

Noun

taunt (plural taunts)

  1. A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery
Translations

Etymology 2

Compare Old French tant (so great), French tant (so much), Latin tantus (of such size, so great, so much). See ataunt.

Adjective

taunt (comparative more taunt, superlative most taunt)

  1. (obsolete, nautical) Very high or tall.
    a ship with taunt masts
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)

References

  • taunt at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • taunt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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