anger, ire, choler - a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

dudgeon, high dudgeon - a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon')

atrocity, inhumanity - an act of atrocious cruelty

trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"

skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard, skeleton - a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"

Teapot Dome, Teapot Dome scandal - a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration

Watergate, Watergate scandal - a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974

affront, insult - a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

churn up, sicken, disgust, nauseate, revolt - cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"

assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

gang-rape - rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The prisoner was gang-raped"