scandalize
verb (used with object)
to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
has scandalized
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present perfectof scandalize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The case has scandalized the town and resulted in lawsuits from several former students against the coach and the school, as well as a federal civil rights investigation.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
Which is why the meme has scandalized both Clinton supporters and the Pennsylvania state government.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2016
Other young reporters have wrestled with how to address reports on allegations of unwanted advances against Mr. Trump, a subject that has scandalized adults.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2016
This has scandalized elements of the business establishment, especially in Britain, leading to a striking Economist cover image labeling the perpetrators "Banksters."
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2012
There is a lady novelist in the same country who could give points to Zola himself; and nearly every work of Strindberg's has scandalized a large portion of the public in Sweden.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Mór Jókai
