Outrageous
adjective
Shocking, scandalous, or extremely wrong.
The prices are outrageous!
Often appears as...
- outrageous behaviour
- outrageous price
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Disapproving
adjective
Very bold, unusual, and striking.
She wore an outrageous dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- outrageous outfit
- outrageous hairstyle
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Approving
adjective
Shocking, scandalous, or extremely wrong.
The prices are outrageous!
Often appears as...
- outrageous behaviour
- outrageous price
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Very bold, unusual, and striking.
She wore an outrageous dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- outrageous outfit
- outrageous hairstyle
Usage tips
Approving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Suggests strong disapproval and often used to express anger or shock.
Their decision to close the community center is absolutely outrageous!
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Judgment
Implies a behavior far beyond acceptable social standards.
Stealing from charity is an outrageous act that angers everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Used to stress the extreme nature of something, often beyond reason.
Charging ten dollars for a bottle of water is simply outrageous!
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Suggests strong disapproval and often used to express anger or shock.
Their decision to close the community center is absolutely outrageous!
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Judgment
Implies a behavior far beyond acceptable social standards.
Stealing from charity is an outrageous act that angers everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Used to stress the extreme nature of something, often beyond reason.
Charging ten dollars for a bottle of water is simply outrageous!
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Emotion
Suggests strong disapproval and often used to express anger or shock.
Their decision to close the community center is absolutely outrageous!
Pro Tip 2/3Moral Judgment
Implies a behavior far beyond acceptable social standards.
Stealing from charity is an outrageous act that angers everyone.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Used to stress the extreme nature of something, often beyond reason.
Charging ten dollars for a bottle of water is simply outrageous!
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Inside the bizarre world...
So I spent about three years in this world. I talked to a lot of people. Some of them seemed to have no core beliefs at all. They just seemed to be betting, perfectly rationally, that if they wanted to make some money online or get some attention online, they should just be as outrageous as possible. But I talked to other people who were true ideologues.
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Why we make bad...
What you knew is, you paid three dollars in the past; 25 is outrageous. This is an error, and I can prove it to you by showing the kinds of irrationalities to which it leads. For example, this is, of course, one of the most delicious tricks in marketing, is to say something used to be higher,
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How to choose your news...
While social media has enabled the truth to reach us faster, it's also allowed rumors to spread before they can be verified and falsehoods to survive long after they've been refuted. So, before you share that unbelievable or outrageous news item, do a web search to find any additional
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John Searle: Our shared...
you know all the biological phenomena -- and once you accept that, most, though not all, of the hard problems about consciousness simply evaporate. And I'm going to go through some of them. Okay, now I promised you to tell you some of the outrageous things said about consciousness.
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The Real Amazons PIPE...
could do it's just outrageous that you would be covering your entire body in this way so the greeks surrounded themselves with depictions of these so-called barbarians almost like they were creating a thrilling alternate universe i think the myths also offered a kind of
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Tan Le: My immigration...
can so easily mean accepting the presumptions of your province. I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough now to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear. Possibilities that would not have been allowed were outrageously encouraged.
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Talking about history...
welcome back thank you you know you you inspired people that day to such an outrageous extent that we had no choice but to raise some money for you and about half an hour a million dollars was pledged what happened to that well I'm
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I grew up in the...
They would be understandably confused and caught off guard, but then a conversation would ensue. And it was civil -- full of genuine curiosity on both sides. How had the other come to such outrageous conclusions about the world?
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Where did the Moon come...
and by playing, I could throw away all of the data, all of the rules of the real world, and free my mind to explore. And by making a mental space where I could try out outrageous ideas
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Best Lion Moments Part 2...
it was clear from the start that their behavior was out of the ordinary in the first sort of three or four years i documented the most outrageous growth
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Inside the bizarre world...
So I spent about three years in this world. I talked to a lot of people. Some of them seemed to have no core beliefs at all. They just seemed to be betting, perfectly rationally, that if they wanted to make some money online or get some attention online, they should just be as outrageous as possible. But I talked to other people who were true ideologues.
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Why we make bad...
What you knew is, you paid three dollars in the past; 25 is outrageous. This is an error, and I can prove it to you by showing the kinds of irrationalities to which it leads. For example, this is, of course, one of the most delicious tricks in marketing, is to say something used to be higher,
Video examples
How to choose your news...
While social media has enabled the truth to reach us faster, it's also allowed rumors to spread before they can be verified and falsehoods to survive long after they've been refuted. So, before you share that unbelievable or outrageous news item, do a web search to find any additional
Video examples
John Searle: Our shared...
you know all the biological phenomena -- and once you accept that, most, though not all, of the hard problems about consciousness simply evaporate. And I'm going to go through some of them. Okay, now I promised you to tell you some of the outrageous things said about consciousness.
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The Real Amazons PIPE...
could do it's just outrageous that you would be covering your entire body in this way so the greeks surrounded themselves with depictions of these so-called barbarians almost like they were creating a thrilling alternate universe i think the myths also offered a kind of
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Tan Le: My immigration...
can so easily mean accepting the presumptions of your province. I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough now to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear. Possibilities that would not have been allowed were outrageously encouraged.
Video examples
Talking about history...
welcome back thank you you know you you inspired people that day to such an outrageous extent that we had no choice but to raise some money for you and about half an hour a million dollars was pledged what happened to that well I'm
Video examples
I grew up in the...
They would be understandably confused and caught off guard, but then a conversation would ensue. And it was civil -- full of genuine curiosity on both sides. How had the other come to such outrageous conclusions about the world?
Video examples
Where did the Moon come...
and by playing, I could throw away all of the data, all of the rules of the real world, and free my mind to explore. And by making a mental space where I could try out outrageous ideas
Video examples
Best Lion Moments Part 2...
it was clear from the start that their behavior was out of the ordinary in the first sort of three or four years i documented the most outrageous growth
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James Wan
Australian Producer
If I can get the audience to connect with the characters emotionally - and they love who they are, they love the larger-than-life situation that they're in, but most of all get the audience invested in the characters - then I always feel like I can sort of put them in the most outrageous circumstances, and the audience is okay to go with that.
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Hank Azaria
American Actor
You can't be funny for funny's sake. You try to get as outrageous situation as you can but it always has to be believable and based in real character motivations and what people would really do.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
I know that if I say something that's considered outrageous, a group will take it, create an email blast, and use me to raise money or to do whatever, to build their profile.
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Rob Riggle
American Actor
You never want to just be outrageous for outrageous' sake 'cause then it doesn't work, and it's not believable. You want to be as true to whatever character you're playing.
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Larry Hagman
American Actor
I have thousands and thousands of hats. Some are the most outrageous hats in the world. They are my disguise. I hide beneath them.
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Henry Golding
British Actor
People look to cinema to spread the word and to tell these wonderful, outrageous stories or true-to-life documentaries.
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Jane Goldman
English Writer
I like it when characters respond to things that are outrageous and movie-like in an authentic way.
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John Travolta
American Actor
So you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna do something really outrageous, I'm gonna tell the truth.
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Salvador Dali
Spanish Artist
I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.
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Tracy Morgan
American Actor
I've played outrageous characters my whole career.
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James Wan
Australian Producer
If I can get the audience to connect with the characters emotionally - and they love who they are, they love the larger-than-life situation that they're in, but most of all get the audience invested in the characters - then I always feel like I can sort of put them in the most outrageous circumstances, and the audience is okay to go with that.
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Hank Azaria
American Actor
You can't be funny for funny's sake. You try to get as outrageous situation as you can but it always has to be believable and based in real character motivations and what people would really do.
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Greg Gutfeld
American Author
I know that if I say something that's considered outrageous, a group will take it, create an email blast, and use me to raise money or to do whatever, to build their profile.
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Rob Riggle
American Actor
You never want to just be outrageous for outrageous' sake 'cause then it doesn't work, and it's not believable. You want to be as true to whatever character you're playing.
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Larry Hagman
American Actor
I have thousands and thousands of hats. Some are the most outrageous hats in the world. They are my disguise. I hide beneath them.
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Henry Golding
British Actor
People look to cinema to spread the word and to tell these wonderful, outrageous stories or true-to-life documentaries.
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Jane Goldman
English Writer
I like it when characters respond to things that are outrageous and movie-like in an authentic way.
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John Travolta
American Actor
So you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna do something really outrageous, I'm gonna tell the truth.
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Salvador Dali
Spanish Artist
I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.
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Tracy Morgan
American Actor
I've played outrageous characters my whole career.
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