scandalize
Use Scandalize in a sentence
dlˌaɪz verb (used with object), scan·dal·ized, scan·dal·iz·ing.
1.
to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
2.
Nautical. to spill the wind from or reduce the exposed area of (a sail) in an unusual manner.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To scandalize
Collins
World English Dictionary
scandalize or scandalise (ˈskændəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to shock, as by improper behaviour | |
| scandalise or scandalise | |
| —vb | |
| scandali'zation or scandalise | |
| —n | |
| scandali'sation or scandalise | |
| —n | |
| 'scandalizer or scandalise | |
| —n | |
| 'scandaliser or scandalise | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Scandalize
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
The prime object now is not to scandalize but to establish firmly a merchant marine.
In fact, he seems to have gone out of his way to scandalize and offend the local people.
Any behavior that tends to disturb the public peace or decorum, scandalize the community, or shock the public sense of morality.
These, if not suppressed, easily scandalize and injure those who are witnesses of them.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
