outrage
French, noun
outrage is spelled O-U-T-R-A-G-E (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written French, the 15,330th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Outrage is a French masculine noun meaning “offence, insult, contempt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of outrager. With an accent, outragé is a different word: “past participle of outrager”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Injure grave de fait ou de parole”.
What does outrage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoffence, insult, contempt
- 2
masculineonslaught
- 3
masculinecontempt (e.g. of court)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of outrager
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Injure grave de fait ou de parole. 2. Tort, dommage, atteinte physique causé(e) aux êtres ou aux choses. 3. Outrages (du temps, de la vieillesse). 4. Violences sexuelles, viol.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of outrage
- outrages plural
- outragée feminine
- outragés masculine plural
- outragées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to outrage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is outrage in French?
outrage appears 3.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).