scandalize
scandalize is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To reproach; to libel; to defame; to slander.
- verb. strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
Synonyms
appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, shock
Common word forms
scandalized, scandalizer, scandalizes, scandalizing
Words from these letters
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