# outrage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #9,075

## Definitions
1. An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
2. An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
3. The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
4. A destructive rampage.

## Etymology
From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- + rage, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these is etymologically related.
The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.

## Easily confused with
- **outraged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outrage-vs-outraged)
- **outage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outage-vs-outrage)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oturage`, `ourtage`, `outarge`, `outraeg`, `outragge`, `outrgae`, `outrrage`, `outtrage`, `uotrage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outrage