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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPublic Outrage
/ˈpʌb.lɪk ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong and often violent reaction by a group of people to something perceived as unjust or offensive.
"The public outrage over the new policy led to widespread protests." - 2
Collective anger expressed by a community in response to a specific event or action.
"The public outrage following the scandal was palpable in the streets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'public outrage' combines 'public', derived from the Latin 'publicus', meaning 'of the people', and 'outrage', which comes from the Old French 'outrage', meaning 'excess' or 'violence'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to describe collective anger expressed by a community.
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Indignation publique
Transliteration: ɛ̃.diɡ.na.sjɔ̃ py.blik
"L'indignation publique a conduit à des manifestations."
Öffentliche Empörung
Transliteration: Öffentliche Empörung
"Die öffentliche Empörung führte zu Protesten."
Indignazione pubblica
Transliteration: indignaˈtsjone ˈpubb.lika
"L'indignazione pubblica ha portato a una manifestazione."
Indignación pública
Transliteration: indignaˈθjon ˈpuβlika
"La indignación pública provocó protestas masivas."
Indignação pública
Transliteration: ĩdʒiˈna.sɐ̃w̃ ˈpub.likɐ
"A indignação pública levou a manifestações."
सार्वजनिक आक्रोश
Transliteration: sārvajanik ākrōś
"सार्वजनिक आक्रोश ने बड़े विरोध प्रदर्शनों को जन्म दिया।"
公众愤怒
Transliteration: gōngzhòng fènnù
"公众愤怒导致了抗议活动。"
공공 분노
Transliteration: gonggong bunno
"공공 분노는 시위를 촉발했다."
公共の怒り
Transliteration: kōkyō no ikari
"公共の怒りが抗議活動を引き起こした。"
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