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Outrage vs Pah - What's the difference?

outrage | pah |

As nouns the difference between outrage and pah

is that outrage is an excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity while pah is (maori fort).

As a verb outrage

is to cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.

As an interjection pah is

used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.

outrage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
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  • An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
  • The resentful anger aroused by such acts.
  • (obsolete) A destructive rampage.
  • "by the outrage and fury of the river " (from an old description of flood damage).

    Verb

    (outrag)
  • To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
  • * Atterbury
  • Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return.
  • * Broome
  • This interview outrages all decency.
  • (archaic) To violate; to rape (a female).
  • (obsolete) To rage in excess of.
  • (Young)

    pah

    English

    (wikipedia PAH)

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) phenylalanine hydroxylase
  • (healthcare)
  • (organic chemistry) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Synonyms

    * (phenylalanine hydroxylase)