( BrE also scan·dal·ise ) / ˈskændəlaɪz; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to do sth that people find very shocking
SYN outrage :
She scandalized her family with her extravagant lifestyle.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (in the sense make a public scandal of): from French scandaliser or ecclesiastical Latin scandalizare , from Greek skandalizein .