outrageous act

collocation in English

meaningsofoutrageousandact

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outrageous
adjective
uk
/ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/us
/ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/
shocking and ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofoutrageousandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is anoutrageousactof aggression, which places the lives of thousands of innocent people in jeopardy, and the world cannot simply sit by.
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It is anoutrageousactto continue to hold the hostages.
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It is a wanton act of destruction and anoutrageousactof industrial vandalism.
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The medical supplies could have been used, but were deliberately destroyed in anoutrageousactof wanton vandalism for which no one has yet been brought to book.
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That death was anoutrageousact.
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Often after anoutrageousactof violence, revenge by the new ruler was forthcoming.
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For those who perpetuate outrageous acts there is no shred of sympathy.
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Many outrageous acts of destruction were subsequently perpetrated, including one caller who purposely drove his own car into a wall.
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It's pulp fiction brought to life on a cinema screen, with over six hours of colorful criminals, wooden do-gooders, and outrageous acts of malice and evil.
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He described such attacks as outrageous acts that reinforce the need to fight with the full force of the law criminal groups carrying out such barbarism.
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