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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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.
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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
Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter Fans of American Horror Story: Asylum won’t be too scandalized by the cut spanking scene — beyond being a plausible incident, spanking was a common occurrence in the show’s sophomore outing.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
At four years old, Bowen scandalized them by doing a striptease to Céline Dion in the living room.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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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
Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter Fans of American Horror Story: Asylum won’t be too scandalized by the cut spanking scene — beyond being a plausible incident, spanking was a common occurrence in the show’s sophomore outing.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
At four years old, Bowen scandalized them by doing a striptease to Céline Dion in the living room.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 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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