Definition: outrage

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

outrage
     n 1: a feeling of righteous anger [syn: indignation]
     2: a wantonly cruel act
     3: a disgraceful event [syn: scandal]
     4: the act of scandalizing [syn: scandalization, scandalisation]
     v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
          of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock,
           offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall]
     2: violate the sacred character of a place, such as a graveyard
        [syn: desecrate, profane, violate]
     3: assault sexually; force to have sex [syn: rape, ravish,
        violate, dishonor, dishonour]
     4: make furious [syn: infuriate, exasperate, incense]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Outrage \Out"rage\, v. t.
   To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
Outrage \Out*rage"\, v. t. [Out + rage.]
   To rage in excess of. [R.] --Young.
Outrage \Out"rage\, n. [F. outrage; OF. outre, oltre, beyond (F.
   outre, L. ultra) + -age, as, in courage, voyage. See
   Ulterior.]
   1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or
      things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive
      abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. --Chaucer.

            He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country.
                                                  --Spenser.

   2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   Syn: Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront.
Outrage \Out"rage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outragen; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Outraging.] [F. outrager. See Outrage, n.]
   1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat
      with violence or excessive abuse.

            Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have
            hope of doing it without a return.    --Atterbury.

            This interview outrages all decency.  --Broome.

   2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault
      upon (a female).