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Out·ra·geous

/outˈrājəs/

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- 1. shockingly bad or excessive: "an outrageous act of bribery" Similar shockingdisgracefulscandalousatrociousappallingabhorrentmonstrousheinousevilwickedabominableterriblehorriblehorridhorrendousdreadfulhideousfoulnauseatingsickeningvilevillainousnastyghastlyodiousloathsomeshamefulinfamousnefariousiniquitousunspeakableintolerableinsufferableinsupportableunendurableunbearableimpossibleexasperatingoffensivemaddeningdistressingimmoderateexorbitantunreasonableinformal:over the topOTTsteepbeastlyOpposite acceptablemildmoderate
- ▪ wildly exaggerated or improbable: "the outrageous claims made by the previous administration" Similar far-fetchedunlikelyhighly unlikelydoubtfuldubiousquestionableimplausibleunconvincingunbelievableincredibleridiculouspreposterousextravagantelaboratehigh-flownoverdramaticoverdonesensationalizedexcessiveoverstatedinflatedhighly coloredOpposite realisticcredible
- 2. very bold, unusual, and startling: "her outrageous leotards and sexy routines" Similar eye-catchingstartlingstrikingflamboyantshowyflashygaudyostentatiousdazzlingsaucyshamelessbrazenbrashunspeakableadventurousbolddaringaudaciousswashbucklingdefiantdaredevilshockingOpposite inconspicuous
Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French outrageus, from outrage ‘excess’ (see outrage).
Derivatives
- 1. outrageousness noun
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an outrageous price. violent in action or temper. a child of the most outrageous precocity; a fancy dive performed with outrageous ease. First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French outrageus. See outrage, -ous See flagrant. The more salacious and outrageous the content, the more people want to watch, in spite of themselves.

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SYNONYMS 1, 2, 3. See flagrant. 2. repugnant, insulting, shocking, revolting. 3. unthinkable, appalling. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd [ 1275–1325; ME ‹ MF outrageus. See outrage, -ous]

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If you know what outrage means, then you're on your way to understanding outrageous. Outrageous things make people outraged, really angry, or astounded because they're just so ridiculous. If your teacher gave everyone an F for no reason, that would be outrageous. If a friend spilled your secrets to everyone: outrageous.

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of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander. grossly offensive to the sense of right or decency: outrageous behavior; an outrageous remark. Synonyms: revolting, shocking, insulting, repugnant. passing reasonable bounds; intolerable or shocking: an outrageous price.
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Something outrageous is extreme, over the top, beyond reason. It's hard to believe, and usually not in a good way. If the police came in and stole your TV, that would be outrageous. If you know what outrage means, then you're on your way to understanding outrageous.
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