empört

outraged, indignant

adjective em-POERT Rare

Usage Note

empört describes the state of moral outrage. Empört reagieren (to react with outrage) is very common in media language. It is more charged than ärgerlich (annoyed) and implies an ethical dimension — a violation of what is right.

Examples

"Empört schrieb sie einen langen Brief an die Redaktion der Zeitung."

Natural Translation

Outraged, she wrote a long letter to the newspaper's editorial team.

Literal Translation

Outraged wrote she a long letter to the editorial-team of-the newspaper.

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