scandalization

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A noun referring to the act of shocking someone through improper behavior, or the state of being shocked by such behavior.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Handlung bezeichnet, jemanden durch unangemessenes Verhalten zu schockieren, oder den Zustand des Schocks, der dadurch entsteht.

1. State of being shocked C1 formal

   The condition of being shocked or offended by improper or immoral behavior.

   • The scandalization of the public was immediate after the news broke.
   • Her scandalization at the party's antics was evident.
   • The community's scandalization led to calls for reform.

   🇩🇪Zustand des Schocks

   Synonyme: consternationdismayhorrorindignationoffenseoutrageshock

   Antonyme: acceptanceapprovalcalmnesscomposureindifference

2. Act of causing shock C1 formal

   The act of shocking or offending someone by improper or outrageous behavior.

   • The politician's scandalization of his opponents backfired.
   • The artist's work was a deliberate scandalization of traditional values.
   • His scandalization of the audience was intentional.

   🇩🇪Skandalisierung

   Synonyme: disgustindignationoffenseoutragescandalshock

• scandalizations plural form
• scandalizations' possessive plural form
• scandalization's possessive singular form