assault vs outrage

assault and outrage both are nouns.

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

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

As verbs, assault and outrage are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of assault include dishonor, dishonour, rape, ravish, violate.

assault (noun)	outrage (noun)
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack	the act of scandalizing
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped	a wantonly cruel act
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will	a disgraceful event
	a feeling of righteous anger

assault (verb)	outrage (verb)
attack in speech or writing	strike with disgust or revulsion
attack someone physically or emotionally	force (someone) to have sex against their will
force (someone) to have sex against their will	violate the sacred character of a place or language