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outrageous

/aʊˈtɹeɪdʒəs/ow-TRAY-juhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/aʊˈtɹeɪdʒəs/ow-TRAY-juhs

Meaningfull of outrage

Common meaning: shocking and unacceptable

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ana-‘that’source
  2. Latinultrā; ultimus‘beyond’
  3. Old Frenchoutragesource
  4. Middle Englishoutragesource
  5. Englishoutrage‘a shocking act’
  6. Englishformed in English from outrageoutrageous‘shocking and unacceptable’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from outrage + -ous.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), OUTRAGE, p.409 · scan

Roots

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