About The Word Scandalize
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Scandalize
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What's The Definition Of Scandalize?
[v] strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scandalize: appal | appall | offend | outrage | scandalise | shock Related Terms | Find terms related to Scandalize: See Also | churn up | disgust | nauseate | revolt | sicken Scandalize In Webster's Dictionary \Scan"dal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scandalized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Scandalizing}.] [F. scandaliser, L.
scandalizare, from Gr. skandali`zein.]
1. To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by
some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to
bring shame, disgrace, or reproach upon.
I demand who they are whom we scandalize by using
harmless things. --Hooker.
The congregation looked on in silence, the better
class scandalized, and the lower orders, some
laughing, others backing the soldier or the
minister, as their fancy dictated. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To reproach; to libel; to defame; to slander.
To tell his tale might be interpreted into
scandalizing the order. --Sir W.
Scott.
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