Scandalize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To offend the moral sensibilities of: a lurid incident that scandalized the whole town.
  • v. Archaic To dishonor; disgrace.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To shock someone.
  • v. To be offensive to someone.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To reproach; to libel; to defame; to slander.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To offend by some action considered very wrong or outrageous; shock; give offense to: as, to be scandalized at a person's conduct.
  • To disgrace; bring disgrace on.
  • To libel; defame; asperse; slander.
  • Also spelled scandalise.
  • Nautical, to trice up the tack of the spanker or mizzen in a square-rigged vessel, or the mainsail in a fore-and-aft rigged vessel.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. strike with disgust or revulsion
    • Verb Form
    scandalized    scandalizes    scandalizing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disgust    revolt    nauseate    sicken    churn up   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reproach    libel    defame    slander    disparage   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    vandalize   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    contrarious    well-suited    appreciated    positive    exaggerated   
     
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