scandalize
verb
scan·dal·ize
ˈskan-də-ˌlīz 
scandalized; scandalizing
1
: to offend the moral sense of : shock
She was scandalized by his behavior.
2
archaic
: to speak falsely or maliciously of
3
archaic
: to bring into reproach
Examples of scandalize in a Sentence
She was scandalized by her son's behavior.
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The case scandalized the establishment and the brother was jailed for advocating acts prejudicial to the security of Singapore.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The show is a spin-off of Monster, Murphy’s wildly popular series about Jeffrey Dahmer, another notorious killer whose trial in the 1990s scandalized Americans.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
On discovering what her daughter is really working on, Purdy’s conservative mother Gladys (Joanna Scanlan) is sufficiently scandalized to bar her from the family home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
It was built for Hilda Boldt Weber, a former nurse turned fabulously wealthy widow of a glass bottle mogul, who had scandalized society by marrying her butler.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The show is a spin-off of Monster, Murphy’s wildly popular series about Jeffrey Dahmer, another notorious killer whose trial in the 1990s scandalized Americans.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
On discovering what her daughter is really working on, Purdy’s conservative mother Gladys (Joanna Scanlan) is sufficiently scandalized to bar her from the family home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
It was built for Hilda Boldt Weber, a former nurse turned fabulously wealthy widow of a glass bottle mogul, who had scandalized society by marrying her butler.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scandalize. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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scandalize
verb
scan·dal·ize
ˈskan-də-ˌlīz
scandalized; scandalizing
1
archaic
: to speak of in a false or vicious way
2
: to shock the moral sense of
their actions scandalized the neighbors
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