Outrage (emotion)

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Outrage is a strong moral emotion characterized by a combination of surprise, disgust,^[1] and anger,^[2] usually in reaction to a grave personal offense.^[3] It comes from old French "ultrage", which in turn borrows from classical Latin "ultra", meaning "beyond".^[4]

Moral outrage is the emotion of outrage experienced in reaction to an injustice, as such involving a moral judgement, and is often accompanied by a desire to shame and/or punish wrongdoers.^[5]