scandalize
scandalize — verb
- scandalizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- scandalizeshe / she / it
- scandalizedpast simple
- scandalizing-ing form
1. to make people feel shocked and morally offended because an action, remark, or i
to make people feel shocked and morally offended because an action, remark, or image seems indecent or against accepted standards
The priest's comments scandalized many parents at the church school meeting.
scandalize + group reacting to improper remarks
Tamar was scandalized by the magazine photo left on the waiting-room table.
passive: be scandalized by + image
The singer's joke about funerals scandalized the studio audience.
Several neighbours were scandalized that Wren wore pajamas to the wedding.
The film scandalized city leaders with its open attack on the mayor.
- shock
broader; can describe any strong surprise, not specifically moral offence
- offend
can hurt feelings without the stronger sense of public moral disapproval
- appall
stronger; stresses horror and disgust more than social impropriety
- outrage
often suggests anger and public protest, not just shocked disapproval
文法句型
scandalize someone
be scandalized by [behaviour/image]
be scandalized that [clause]
用法筆記
Often used in passive forms such as 'be scandalized by' and 'be scandalized that...'. It usually describes reactions to behaviour, language, clothing, or art that seems morally wrong or indecent, not just any surprising event.