Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of scandalizing: The action of causing public outrage or offense by perceived immoral or improper behavior.
   • The condition of being shocked: The state of experiencing strong feelings of moral outrage, disgust, or astonishment, typically due to improper behavior.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The politician's corrupt dealings led to the scandalisation of the entire administration.
  • The explicit content of the film resulted in the scandalisation of more conservative audience members.
  • Her primary reaction to the news was one of utter scandalisation.

Advanced Usage

• "to cause scandalisation": to be the direct source of public shock or outrage.
  • The leaked documents were intended to cause scandalisation and force a government inquiry.
• "a state of scandalisation": describes a prolonged or intense condition of being scandalized.
  • The community was in a state of scandalisation for weeks following the revelations.

Variants and Related Words

• Scandalize (verb): To shock or horrify by acting in a way that is considered immoral or improper.
  • His behavior would scandalize his family.
• Scandal (noun): An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
  • The affair turned into a major political scandal.
• Scandalous (adjective): Causing general public outrage by a perceived offense against morality or law.
  • The scandalous allegations were front-page news.

Synonyms

• Outrage: An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.
• Shock: A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.
• Indignation: Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Related Phrases

• To be scandalized by: To be filled with shock or moral outrage because of something.
  • She was scandalized by their lack of manners.
• A source of scandal: Something that causes public outrage.
  • The wasteful spending became a source of scandal for the charity.

Related Idioms

• Cause a scandal: To do something that provokes public outrage.
  • His comments were bound to cause a scandal.
• Shocked to the core: Extremely shocked or scandalized.
  • The honest citizens were shocked to the core by the corruption.

Noun

1. the act of scandalizing
2. the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior)