The Clue
More than miff (7 letter answer)
The Answer
OUTRAGE
Tags
Notes
The answer OUTRAGE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Indignity
Insult
Offend
Major injustice
Rank abuse
Red state
Scandal reaction
Storm producer?
Act of wanton cruelty
Act of wanton violence
Not just anger
Definition
OUTRAGE as a noun:
1. (indignation, outrage) = a feeling of righteous anger
2. a wantonly cruel act
3. (scandal, outrage) = a disgraceful event
4. (scandalization, scandalisation, outrage) = the act of scandalizing
OUTRAGE as a verb:
1. (shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage) = strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
2. (desecrate, profane, outrage, violate) = violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
3. (rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage) = force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"