ultrajar

/ultɾaˈxaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
ultrajo
preterite (yo)
ultrajé
past participle
ultrajado

Meaning

  1. to outrage

    • Lo ultrajaron en público.

      They insulted him in public.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

indignar

ultrajar implies a more severe outrage, violating someone's dignity; indignar is more general, to make someone indignant or angry.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

indignar

indignar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to outrage."

Portuguese

ultrajar

ultrajar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to outrage."

Practice

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