| oubliette | (noun) a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling | - |
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| ouguiya | (noun) the basic unit of money in Mauritania | - |
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| ounce | (noun) large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur | Synonyms: Panthera uncia, snow leopard |
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| (noun) a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams | Synonyms: oz. |
| (noun) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound | Synonyms: apothecaries' ounce, troy ounce |
| ousel | (noun) common black European thrush | Synonyms: blackbird, European blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, Turdus merula |
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| oust | (verb) remove from a position or office | Synonyms: boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, throw out |
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| (verb) remove and replace | - |
| ouster | (noun) the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out | Synonyms: ousting |
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| (noun) a wrongful dispossession | - |
| (noun) a person who ousts or supplants someone else | Synonyms: ejector |
| ousting | (noun) the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out | Synonyms: ouster |
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| out | (adjective) not allowed to continue to bat or run | - |
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| (adjective) being out or having grown cold | Synonyms: extinct |
| (adjective) outside or external | - |
| (adjective) excluded from use or mention | Synonyms: forbidden, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten |
| (adjective) not worth considering as a possibility | - |
| (adjective) outer or outlying | - |
| (adjective) directed outward or serving to direct something outward | - |
| (adjective) knocked unconscious by a heavy blow | Synonyms: kayoed, knocked out, KO'd, stunned |
| (adjective) no longer fashionable | - |
| (adjective) out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election | - |
| (noun) (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball | - |
| (adverb) away from home | - |
| (adverb) from one's possession | Synonyms: away |
| (adverb) moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden | - |
| (verb) be made known; be disclosed or revealed | Synonyms: come out |
| (verb) reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle | - |
| (verb) to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality | Synonyms: come out, come out of the closet |
| outage | (noun) a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers) | - |
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| (noun) the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation | - |
| outback | (adjective) inaccessible and sparsely populated | Synonyms: remote |
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| (noun) the bush country of the interior of Australia | - |
| outbalance | (verb) weigh more heavily | Synonyms: outweigh, overbalance, preponderate |
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| outbid | (verb) bid higher than others | - |
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| (verb) bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled | - |
| outboard | (adjective) located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft | - |
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| (noun) internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat | Synonyms: outboard motor |
| (noun) a motorboat with an outboard motor | Synonyms: outboard motorboat |
| outbound | (adjective) that is going out or leaving | Synonyms: departing, outward-bound, outward |
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| outbrave | (verb) be braver than | - |
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| (verb) resist bravely | - |
| outbreak | (noun) a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | Synonyms: eruption, irruption |
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| outbred | (adjective) bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes | - |
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| outbuilding | (noun) a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building | - |
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| outburst | (noun) a sudden violent disturbance | Synonyms: tumultuous disturbance |
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| (noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion | Synonyms: blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush |
| (noun) a sudden intense happening | Synonyms: burst, flare-up |
| outcall | (verb) make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game | - |
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| outcast | (adjective) excluded from a society | Synonyms: friendless |
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| (noun) a person who is rejected (from society or home) | Synonyms: castaway, Ishmael, pariah |
| outcaste | (adjective) not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society | Synonyms: casteless |
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| (noun) a person belonging to no caste | - |
| outclass | (verb) cause to appear in a lower class | - |
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| outclassed | (adjective) decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class | - |
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| outcome | (noun) something that results | Synonyms: final result, result, resultant, termination |
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| (noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | Synonyms: consequence, effect, event, issue, result, upshot |
| outcrop | (noun) the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land | Synonyms: outcropping, rock outcrop |
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| (verb) appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground | - |
| outcropping | (noun) the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land | Synonyms: outcrop, rock outcrop |
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| outcry | (noun) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition | Synonyms: call, cry, shout, vociferation, yell |
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| (verb) utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy | Synonyms: call out, cry, cry out, exclaim, shout |
| (verb) shout louder than | Synonyms: outshout |
| outdated | (adjective) old; no longer valid or fashionable | Synonyms: obsolete, out-of-date, superannuated |
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| outdistance | (verb) go far ahead of | Synonyms: distance, outstrip |
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| outdo | (verb) be or do something to a greater degree | Synonyms: exceed, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass |
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| (verb) get the better of | Synonyms: best, outflank, scoop, trump |
| outdoor | (adjective) located, suited for, or taking place in the open air | Synonyms: out-of-door, outside |
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| (adjective) pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities | - |
| outdoors | (noun) where the air is unconfined | Synonyms: open, open air, out-of-doors |
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| (adverb) outside a building | Synonyms: alfresco, out of doors, outside |
| outdoorsman | (noun) a male person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing) | - |
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| outdoorsperson | (noun) a person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing) | - |
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| outdoorswoman | (noun) a woman who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting and fishing) | - |
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| outdoorsy | (adjective) characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life | - |
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| outdraw | (verb) draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight | - |
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| outer | (adjective) being on the outside or further from a center | - |
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| (adjective) being on or toward the outside of the body | - |
| (adjective) located outside | - |
| outercourse | (noun) sexual stimulation without vaginal penetration | - |
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| outermost | (adjective) situated at the farthest possible point from a center | Synonyms: outmost |
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| outerwear | (noun) clothing for use outdoors | Synonyms: overclothes |
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| outface | (verb) overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring | Synonyms: outstare, stare down |
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| outfall | (noun) the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water | - |
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| outfield | (noun) the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases | - |
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| outfielder | (noun) (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield | - |
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| (noun) a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield | - |
| outfight | (verb) to fight better than; get the better of | - |
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| outfit | (noun) gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose | Synonyms: kit |
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| (noun) a set of clothing (with accessories) | Synonyms: getup, rig, turnout |
| (noun) any cohesive unit such as a military company | - |
| (verb) provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose | Synonyms: equip, fit, fit out |
| outfitted | (adjective) equipped with appropriate wearing apparel and accessories | - |
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| (adjective) furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation | Synonyms: fitted out |
| outfitter | (noun) a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose | - |
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| (noun) someone who sells men's clothes | - |
| outfitting | (noun) the act of renovating and fitting out a ship | - |
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| outflank | (verb) get the better of | Synonyms: best, outdo, scoop, trump |
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| (verb) go around the flank of (an opposing army) | Synonyms: go around |
| outflow | (noun) the discharge of a fluid from some container | Synonyms: escape, leak, leakage |
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| (noun) a natural flow of ground water | Synonyms: fountain, natural spring, outpouring, spring |
| (noun) the process of flowing out | Synonyms: effluence, efflux |
| outflowing | (adjective) that is flowing outward | Synonyms: effluent |
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| outfox | (verb) outdo someone in trickery | - |
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| (verb) beat through cleverness and wit | Synonyms: beat, circumvent, outsmart, outwit, overreach |
| outgeneral | (verb) surpass in generalship | - |
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| outgo | (noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: expenditure, outlay, spending |
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| (verb) be or do something to a greater degree | Synonyms: exceed, outdo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass |
| outgoer | (noun) someone who leaves one country to settle in another | Synonyms: emigrant, emigre, emigree |
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| outgoing | (adjective) leaving a place or a position | - |
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| (adjective) retiring from a position or office | - |
| (adjective) at ease in talking to others | Synonyms: extroverted, forthcoming |
| outgrow | (verb) grow too large or too mature for | - |
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| (verb) grow faster than | - |
| outgrowth | (noun) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | Synonyms: appendage, process |
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| (noun) the gradual beginning or coming forth | Synonyms: emergence, growth |
| (noun) a natural consequence of development | Synonyms: branch, offset, offshoot |
| outguess | (verb) attempt to anticipate or predict | Synonyms: second-guess |
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| outhouse | (noun) a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate | Synonyms: earth-closet, jakes, privy |
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| outing | (noun) a journey taken for pleasure | Synonyms: excursion, expedition, jaunt, junket, pleasure trip, sashay |
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| (noun) a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering | Synonyms: field day, picnic |
| outlander | (noun) a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country | Synonyms: alien, foreigner, noncitizen |
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| outlandish | (adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outre |
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| outlandishly | (adverb) in an outlandish manner | - |
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| outlandishness | (noun) strikingly out of the ordinary | Synonyms: bizarreness, weirdness |
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| outlast | (verb) live longer than | Synonyms: outlive, survive |
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| outlaw | (adjective) contrary to or forbidden by law | Synonyms: illegitimate, illicit, outlawed, unlawful |
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| (adjective) disobedient to or defiant of law | Synonyms: lawless |
| (noun) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | Synonyms: criminal, crook, felon, malefactor |
| (verb) declare illegal; outlaw | Synonyms: criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize |
| outlawed | (adjective) contrary to or forbidden by law | Synonyms: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, unlawful |
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| outlawry | (noun) illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law | Synonyms: lawlessness |
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| outlay | (noun) the act of spending or disbursing money | Synonyms: disbursal, disbursement, spending |
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| (noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: expenditure, outgo, spending |
| outlet | (noun) activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion | Synonyms: release, vent |
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| (noun) an opening that permits escape or release | Synonyms: exit, issue, way out |
| (noun) a place of business for retailing goods | Synonyms: mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet |
| (noun) receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices | Synonyms: electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, wall plug, wall socket |
| outlier | (noun) an extreme deviation from the mean | - |
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| (noun) a person who lives away from his place of work | - |
| outline | (noun) a schematic or preliminary plan | Synonyms: schema, scheme |
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| (noun) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory | Synonyms: abstract, precis, synopsis |
| (noun) the line that appears to bound an object | Synonyms: lineation |
| (verb) describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of | Synonyms: adumbrate, sketch |
| (verb) trace the shape of | Synonyms: delineate, limn |
| (verb) draw up an outline or sketch for something | Synonyms: draft |
| outlined | (adjective) showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary | Synonyms: defined |
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| outlive | (verb) live longer than | Synonyms: outlast, survive |
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| outlook | (noun) the act of looking out | Synonyms: lookout |
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| (noun) belief about (or mental picture of) the future | Synonyms: expectation, prospect |
| (noun) a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations | Synonyms: mentality, mind-set, mindset |
| outlying | (adjective) relatively far from a center or middle | - |
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| outmaneuver | (verb) defeat by more skillful maneuvering | Synonyms: outmanoeuvre, outsmart |
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| outmanoeuvre | (verb) defeat by more skillful maneuvering | Synonyms: outmaneuver, outsmart |
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| outmarch | (verb) march longer distances and for a longer time than | - |
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| outmatch | (verb) be or do something to a greater degree | Synonyms: exceed, outdo, outgo, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass |
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| outmode | (verb) make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete | - |
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| outmoded | (adjective) out of fashion | Synonyms: antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, passe, passee |
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| outmost | (adjective) situated at the farthest possible point from a center | Synonyms: outermost |
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| outnumber | (verb) be larger in number | - |
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| outpace | (verb) surpass in speed | - |
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| outpatient | (noun) a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated | - |
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| outperform | (verb) be or do something to a greater degree | Synonyms: exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outstrip, surmount, surpass |
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| outplay | (verb) excel or defeat in a game | - |
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| outpoint | (verb) score more points than one's opponents | Synonyms: outscore |
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| (verb) sail closer to the wind than | - |
| outport | (noun) a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade) | - |
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| outpost | (noun) a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops | - |
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| (noun) a settlement on the frontier of civilization | Synonyms: frontier settlement |
| (noun) a station in a remote or sparsely populated location | Synonyms: outstation |
| outpouring | (noun) a large flow | Synonyms: flood, overflow |
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| (noun) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) | Synonyms: barrage, bombardment, onslaught |
| (noun) the pouring forth of a fluid | Synonyms: discharge, run |
| (noun) a sudden rapid flow (as of water) | Synonyms: flush, gush |
| (noun) a natural flow of ground water | Synonyms: fountain, natural spring, outflow, spring |
| output | (noun) production of a certain amount | Synonyms: yield |
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| (noun) final product; the things produced | Synonyms: end product |
| (noun) what is produced in a given time period | Synonyms: outturn, turnout |
| (noun) signal that comes out of an electronic system | Synonyms: output signal |
| (noun) the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) | Synonyms: production, yield |
| (verb) to create or manufacture a specific amount | - |
| outrage | (noun) the act of scandalizing | Synonyms: scandalisation, scandalization |
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| (noun) a wantonly cruel act | - |
| (noun) a disgraceful event | Synonyms: scandal |
| (noun) a feeling of righteous anger | Synonyms: indignation |
| (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion | Synonyms: appal, appall, offend, scandalise, scandalize, shock |
| (verb) force (someone) to have sex against their will | Synonyms: assault, dishonor, dishonour, rape, ravish, violate |
| (verb) violate the sacred character of a place or language | Synonyms: desecrate, profane, violate |
| outraged | (adjective) angered at something unjust or wrong | Synonyms: incensed, indignant, umbrageous |
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| outrageous | (adjective) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation | Synonyms: exorbitant, extortionate, steep, unconscionable, usurious |
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| (adjective) grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror | Synonyms: hideous, horrid, horrific |