outrage vs scandal

outrage

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

  • An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity. 

  • 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. 

scandal

noun
  • Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency. 

  • Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit. 

  • Damage to one's reputation. 

  • Defamatory talk; gossip, slander. 

  • Something which hinders acceptance of religious ideas or behaviour; a stumbling-block or offense. 

  • An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved. 

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