This is the 2664th most frequent German word.
empört
Indignant; outraged; angry.
Here, 'empört' describes a person's feeling of indignation towards an unfair situation.
Er war empört über die ungerechte Behandlung.
He was outraged about the unfair treatment.
In this sentence, 'empört' characterizes the collective emotional reaction of the audience.
Die Zuschauer reagierten empört auf die unverschämte Bemerkung.
The audience reacted indignantly to the insolent remark.
In this case, 'empört' reflects an individual's emotional response to observing a situation physically or emotionally upsetting.