anger vs outrage

outrage vs anger

anger and outrage both are nouns.

anger and outrage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anger	Yes	No	Yes	No
outrage	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, outrage is a hyponym of anger; that is, outrage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anger:

anger: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
outrage: a feeling of righteous anger

Other hyponyms of anger include fury, madness, rage, enragement, infuriation, offence, offense, umbrage, indignation, huffiness, dander, hackles, bad temper, ill temper, annoyance, chafe, vexation.

anger (noun)	outrage (noun)
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)	the act of scandalizing
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance	a wantonly cruel act
the state of being angry	a disgraceful event
	a feeling of righteous anger

anger (verb)	outrage (verb)
make angry	strike with disgust or revulsion
become angry	force (someone) to have sex against their will
	violate the sacred character of a place or language

Difference between anger and outrage

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