scandalisation

Thân thiện

The public scandalisation over the politician's actions was immense.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of scandalizing: The action of causing public outrage or offense by perceived immoral or improper behavior.
   • The condition of being shocked: The state of experiencing strong feelings of moral outrage, disgust, or astonishment, typically due to improper behavior.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The politician's corrupt dealings led to the scandalisation of the entire administration.
  • The explicit content of the film resulted in the scandalisation of more conservative audience members.
  • Her primary reaction to the news was one of utter scandalisation.

Advanced Usage

• "to cause scandalisation": to be the direct source of public shock or outrage.
  • The leaked documents were intended to cause scandalisation and force a government inquiry.
• "a state of scandalisation": describes a prolonged or intense condition of being scandalized.
  • The community was in a state of scandalisation for weeks following the revelations.

Variants and Related Words

• Scandalize (verb): To shock or horrify by acting in a way that is considered immoral or improper.
  • His behavior would scandalize his family.
• Scandal (noun): An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
  • The affair turned into a major political scandal.
• Scandalous (adjective): Causing general public outrage by a perceived offense against morality or law.
  • The scandalous allegations were front-page news.

Synonyms

• Outrage: An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.
• Shock: A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.
• Indignation: Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Related Phrases

• To be scandalized by: To be filled with shock or moral outrage because of something.
  • She was scandalized by their lack of manners.
• A source of scandal: Something that causes public outrage.
  • The wasteful spending became a source of scandal for the charity.

Related Idioms

• Cause a scandal: To do something that provokes public outrage.
  • His comments were bound to cause a scandal.
• Shocked to the core: Extremely shocked or scandalized.
  • The honest citizens were shocked to the core by the corruption.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of scandalizing
2. the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• scandalization
• outrage