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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota la acción de escandalizar a alguien con un comportamiento inapropiado o el estado de shock o indignación causado por tal comportamiento.

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.

   🇪🇸Escandalización (estado de asombro u ofensa)

   Sinónimos: consternationdismayhorrorindignationoffenseoutrageshock

   Antónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸escandalización

   Sinónimos: disgustindignationoffenseoutragescandalshock

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