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   Scan·dal·ize

   /ˈskandlˌīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. shock or horrify (someone) by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality: "their lack of manners scandalized their hosts"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘make a public scandal of’): from French scandaliser or ecclesiastical Latin scandalizare, from Greek skandalizein.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scandalization noun
   • 2. scandalizer noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

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