outrageous
Violating morality or decencyViolating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
» This is just outrageous.
Это просто возмутительно.
Це просто обурливо.
Meaning
4 sensesViolating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate.
Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative.
ungeheuerlich, haarsträubend, schockierend
вопию́щийvopijúščij, возмути́тельныйvozmutítelʹnyj
обу́рливийobúrlyvyj
(archaic)Fierce, violent.
Examples
38 sentencesThis is just outrageous.
Це просто обурливо.
ruЭто просто возмутительно.
I think this is pretty outrageous.
I think that this is pretty outrageous.
These prices are outrageous.
The price was outrageous.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman outrageus, Middle French outrageus, from outrage; equivalent to outrageFrom Anglo-Norman outrageus, Middle French outrageus, from outrage; equivalent to outrage + -ous.
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Forms
more outrageous, most outrageous| Comparative | more outrageous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most outrageous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation:exorbitantextortionatesteepunconscionableusurious
- grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror:hideoushorridhorrific
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form