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outrage

Meaning

A feeling of intense displeasure and indignation caused by something perceived as offensive, unjust, or morally wrong.

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Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The company's decision to cut essential workers' pay sparked widespread outrage. People felt it was deeply unfair that those who worked hardest were being punished. This intense displeasure rose from the belief that the action was morally wrong and offensive.

The shopkeeper watched, her hands still. Her best hand-carved driftwood bird, hours of work, lay shattered on the floor. Someone had simply knocked it over and walked away. A hot wave of outrage washed over her at the careless disrespect.

When the village elders decreed that only the youngest children could speak during market day, a wave of outrage swept through the parents. They felt deep displeasure seeing their elders silenced, believing it was unfair and wrong to deny their voices.

The entire town felt a huge outrage when Farmer Giles's prize-winning pig escaped and painted the mayor's mansion pink. Everyone thought it was super unfair and totally wrong, especially the mayor who loved his beige.

When Bartholomew discovered a single sock had *dared* to escape the laundry basket and was now sunbathing on the roof, his face contorted with pure outrage. How could this rogue garment betray the sacred pact of matched pairs? It was an affront to all things clean and folded!

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The sheer injustice of the verdict sent a wave of outrage through the courtroom. People murmured, fists clenched, at the blatant disregard for the evidence. It was a feeling of intense displeasure, a deep indignation that something so wrong had been allowed to happen.

The sudden dismantling of the community’s beloved, hand-painted mural sparked outrage. Generations had contributed to its vibrant depiction of local history; seeing it reduced to rubble felt like a personal affront, a profound injustice that left everyone simmering with indignation.

When the council unanimously voted to divert the local community's entire budget for artisanal cheese-making into a public monument of a giant, abstract spoon, a wave of outrage swept through the town. Residents couldn't fathom such a wasteful, illogical decision after so many years of struggling for basic services.

The mayor’s decree that all public squirrels must wear tiny hats caused a wave of sheer outrage among the city’s nut-hoarding population. They felt this was a gross injustice, a personal affront to their dignity, and a truly offensive waste of acorn resources.

When Bartholomew discovered his prize-winning artisanal pickle had been replaced with a rubber chicken, a tidal wave of intense displeasure washed over him. He sputtered, his face turning a shade of puce usually reserved for overripe tomatoes, fueled by a righteous indignation at this perceived insult to his pickling prowess.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The politician's blatant lie about the budget caused widespread outrage. People felt intense displeasure and indignation that he would be so dishonest, believing it was unjust and morally wrong to mislead the public with such a blatant falsehood.

The curator's casual dismissal of the ancient artifact, calling it "just old pottery," sparked widespread outrage among the museum staff. This intense displeasure stemmed from the belief that such a careless attitude towards historical significance was profoundly unjust and offensive.

The village elder's pronouncement, deeming the solstice offerings insufficient and demanding a second, harsher tribute, ignited deep outrage. Citizens grumbled, their faces set in grim disapproval of this blatant injustice. Such an arbitrary escalation felt utterly wrong to everyone present.

The chef's daring culinary experiment, involving pickled unicorn tears and a whisper of badger musk, ignited a wave of righteous outrage among the diners. They perceived this bizarre concoction as an affront to their palates, a gross injustice to the very concept of edible matter, and a morally reprehensible act against good taste.

The sight of Bartholomew's questionable interpretation of a charcuterie board – primarily composed of lukewarm cheese cubes and forlorn pickle spears – elicited a profound feeling of intense displeasure and indignation. His guests, accustomed to artisanal cured meats, experienced genuine outrage at the culinary travesty, deeming it a morally wrong affront to their discerning palates.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The governor's flagrant disregard for the environmental impact reports ignited widespread outrage. Citizens felt intense displeasure and indignation, believing the decision was profoundly offensive and unjust. This palpable discontent stemmed from the perception of a morally bankrupt administration prioritizing profit over planetary well-being.

The callous disregard for the ancient lichen fields, summarily bulldozed for that ephemeral novelty tourist attraction, ignited widespread outrage among the indigenous preservationists. Such flagrant desecration of millennia-old ecosystems for fleeting amusement demonstrated a profound moral vacuity.

The brazen larceny of the artisanal fermentation microbes, painstakingly cultivated for decades, ignited a profound outrage in the cellar master. To witness such a sacrilegious appropriation of his life's work, the culmination of countless meticulous adjustments, was a moral affront of the highest order.

The audacity! My prize-winning petunia, meticulously cultivated, was desecrated by a rogue squirrel intent on pilfering my prize-winning sunflower seeds. Such flagrant thievery stirred an intense displeasure, a righteous indignation at this arboreal brigand's flagrant transgression. My neighbors heard my vociferous pronouncements of outrage echo through the suburb.

The audacity of Bartholomew, pilfering my prize-winning fermented rutabaga! My visceral outrage simmered, a potent brew of indignation at his egregious larceny. To abscond with such a culinary marvel, a testament to meticulous brining and clandestine nocturnal tending, was an affront to all that is decent and vinegary in the world.

Difficulty

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