What is another word for Scandalizing?

Pronunciation: [skˈandə͡lˌa͡ɪzɪŋ] (IPA)

Scandalizing, which means causing a public outrage or offense, has various synonyms that can be used interchangeably, depending on the context and tone of the conversation. Some of the most common synonyms for this word include shocking, offending, upsetting, disturbing, embarrassing, dismaying, mortifying, and provoking. These words imply a sense of disapproval, criticism, or condemnation towards the behavior or action that caused the scandalization. On the other hand, some milder synonyms for scandalizing are surprising, bewildering, puzzling, confounding, and perplexing. These words suggest a sense of curiosity or intrigue about the scandalous event without necessarily indicating an explicit judgment.

What are the hypernyms for Scandalizing?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Scandalizing

The writer is quite aware that his work may be Scandalizing, hurtful, and even poisonous to narrow minds, but is sure that readers of a superior understanding will get no little good, and plenty of pleasure from it; and he concludes by claiming indulgence on the score of his youth, in case he should have given even the better judges any cause for offence.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
There was a kind of madness in the impish pranks which the boy Clive played in Market-Drayton, scaring the timid and Scandalizing the respectable.
"A History of the Four Georges, Volume II (of 4)"
Justin McCarthy
Few think there is any immorality in Scandalizing governments or ministers; and M. Klein's distresses render this resource more innocent in him, than it is in most others.
"Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson"
Thomas Jefferson

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