alarm vs outrage

alarm

noun
  • A sudden attack; disturbance. 

  • An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time. 

  • A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention. 

  • Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. 

  • A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. 

  • Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise. 

verb
  • To give (someone) notice of approaching danger 

  • To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert. 

  • To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear. 

  • To call to arms for defense 

  • To keep in excitement; to disturb. 

outrage

noun
  • An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity. 

  • The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts. 

  • An offensive, immoral or indecent act. 

verb
  • To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse. 

  • To inspire feelings of outrage in. 

How often have the words alarm and outrage occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )