scandalize
verb (used with object)
to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
scandalized
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past participleof scandalize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scandalize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scandalizeverb (used with object)to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
Example Sentences
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Vaughters spoke from experience: He’s a former member of Lance Armstrong’s scandalized U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Because for as many people as Byrd tantalized during her legendary cable run through the ’80s and ’90s, there were just as many who were outraged and scandalized by her sex-positive, queer-inclusive values.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
From the point that his “Nude Descending a Staircase” scandalized the American art world in 1913, Duchamp’s influence on modernism was undeniable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Although I haven’t been involved in AA in over a decade and openly write about my experience in the Program, I instinctively felt sort of scandalized by how blatant the personal “anonymity breaking” was.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025
“I couldn’t do that!” said Hermione, looking scandalized.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
