Outrageous definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

outrageous in American English ; 1. having the nature of, involving, or doing great injury or wrong ; 2. exceeding all bounds of decency or reasonableness; very ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'outrageous'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× outrageous (aʊtreɪdʒəs ) adjective Ifyoudescribesomethingasoutrageous,youareemphasizingthatitisunacceptableorveryshocking. [emphasis]Imustapologiseformyoutrageousbehaviour. Chargesforlocalphonecallsareparticularlyoutrageous. Synonyms:atrocious,shocking,terrible,violent MoreSynonymsofoutrageous outrageously adverb[usuallyADVERBadjective]Car-parksarefew,crammed,andoutrageouslyexpensive. Sheflirtedwithhimoutrageouslyattimes. MoreSynonymsofoutrageous COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof outrageous Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'outrageous' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'outrageous' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'boda-boda' HindiTranslationof'outrageous' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency outrageousinBritishEnglish (aʊtˈreɪdʒəs ) adjective1. beingorhavingthenatureofanoutrage 2. grosslyoffensivetodecency,authority,etc 3. violentorunrestrainedinbehaviourortemperament 4. extravagantorimmoderate CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsoutrageously(outˈrageously)adverb outrageousness(outˈrageousness)noun WordFrequency outrageousinAmericanEnglish (ˌaʊtˈreɪdʒəs ) adjective1.  havingthenatureof,involving,ordoinggreatinjuryorwrong 2.  exceedingallboundsofdecencyorreasonableness;veryoffensiveorshocking 3.  violentinactionordisposition;unrestrained SYNONYMYNOTE:outrageousappliestothatwhichsoexceedsallboundsofright,morality,decency,etc.as tobeintolerable[anoutrageousinsult];flagrantimpliesaglaringlybadoropenlyevilcharacterinpersonsortheiracts[aflagrantsinner,aflagrantviolation];monstrous,atrociousareappliedtothatwhichisextremelyorshockinglywrong,bad,evil,cruel,etc. [amonstrousvice,lie,etc.,atrociouscruelty,manners,etc.];heinousimpliessuchextremewickednessastoarousethestrongesthatredandrevulsion[aheinouscrime]Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsoutrageously(ˌoutˈrageously) adverb outrageousness(ˌoutˈrageousness) noun WordoriginOFroutrageus:seeoutrage&-ous WordFrequency outrageousinAmericanEnglish (autˈreidʒəs) adjective1. ofthenatureoforinvolvinggrossinjuryorwrong anoutrageousslander 2. grosslyoffensivetothesenseofrightordecency outrageousbehavior anoutrageousremark 3. passingreasonablebounds;intolerableorshocking anoutrageousprice 4. violentinactionortemper 5. highlyunusualorunconventional;extravagant;remarkable achildofthemostoutrageousprecocity afancydiveperformedwithoutrageousease SYNONYMS1,2,3.Seeflagrant.2.repugnant,insulting,shocking,revolting.3.unthinkable,appalling.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsoutrageouslyadverb outrageousnessnoun Wordorigin[1275–1325;ME‹MFoutrageus.Seeoutrage,-ous] Examplesof'outrageous'inasentence outrageous TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Butpartiesarehighlyselectiveinwhattheychoosetofindoutrageous.TheGuardian(2015)Itisarguablyhismostoutrageouspostyetandhashadaglobalimpact.TheGuardian(2015)Makingbrilliantsaucesfortheirrathergoodchipslikethisisfranklyanoutrageousinnovation.TheGuardian(2018)Makesthemostoutrageousandoffensivesneerswithoutanyevidentwhattheweather.TheGuardian(2018)Weattendedendlessfundraiserssotheschoolcouldafforditsoutrageousrent.TheGuardian(2017)BythenhehadwrittenblogsoutliningoutrageousclaimsagainstVIPs.TheSun(2016)Theirdemandsareoutrageousandludicrous.TheSun(2016)Shewasn'ttheclassrebelorparticularlyoutrageous.TheSun(2014)Writetohimatoncesayingthatyoudonotaccepthisoutrageousofferanddemandthathehasthehouseindependentlyvalued.TheSun(2015)Hesaid:'Itwasoutrageous.TheSun(2015) COBUILDCollocations outrageous  outrageousclothes outrageousdemands outrageousprice outrageousstatement outrageoussuggestion Trendsof outrageous Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages outrageous BritishEnglish:outrageous /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/ADJECTIVEIfyoudescribesomethingasoutrageous,youareemphasizingthatitisunacceptableorveryshocking....hisoutrageousdrunkenbehaviour.AmericanEnglish:outrageous /aʊˈtreɪdʒəs/Arabic:شَنِيعٌ BrazilianPortuguese:ultrajante Chinese:蛮横的 Croatian:skandalozan Czech:neslýchaný Danish:oprørende Dutch:buitensporig EuropeanSpanish:escandaloso Finnish:järkyttävä French:effarant German:empörend Greek:σκανδαλώδης Italian:atroce Japanese:とんでもない Korean:무례한 Norwegian:opprørende Polish:oburzający EuropeanPortuguese:ultrajante Romanian:scandalosRussian:возмутительный LatinAmericanSpanish:escandaloso Swedish:skandalös Thai:เกินพอดีจนน่าตกใจTurkish:dehşetverici Ukrainian:обурливийVietnamese:hungbạo Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically outrageous outrace outrage outraged outrageous outrageousaccusation outrageousact outrageousbehaviour AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'O' Relatedtermsof outrageous outrageousact outrageouslie outrageousclaim outrageousclothes outrageouscostume Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofoutrageousfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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