scandalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
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Nautical. to spill the wind from or reduce the exposed area of (a sail) in an unusual manner.
verb
Other Word Forms
- scandalization noun
- scandalizer noun
- unscandalized adjective
Etymology
Origin of scandalize
1480–90; < Late Latin scandalizāre < Late Greek skandalízein. See scandal, -ize
Example Sentences
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Public Image Ltd., also known as PiL, did not scandalize polite society in Britain as the Sex Pistols had with their haute-guttersnipe fashion sense, obscenity-laced television tirades and unceasing potshots at the queen.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022
The question is no longer whether the latest revelation will scandalize Jim Bob sitting in a truck stop, but whether or not it's legally substantive evidence to be included in articles of impeachment.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2019
Such a procedure should not scandalize anyone in our time.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019
Does Picasso scandalize the art world by painting a nude Niffler?
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2018
I think Jackson got it to scandalize me, since the red velvet cover was decidedly lurid, but it ended up being a very good story.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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