scandalize
strike with disgust or revulsion (Freq. 1)
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
• Syn:
shock, offend, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage
• Derivationally related forms:
outrage (for: outrage), scandalisation (for: scandalise), scandal (for: scandalise), scandalization, scandal, offensive (for: offend), shock (for: shock), shocker (for: shock)
• Hypernyms:
disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will scandalize him
- The performance is likely to scandalize Sue
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