noun
- A feeling of righteous anger.
- synonyms: indignation
- A wantonly cruel act.
- A disgraceful event.
- synonyms: scandal
- The act of scandalizing.
- synonyms: scandalization, scandalisation
verb
- Strike with disgust or revulsion.
- usage: "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
- synonyms: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall
- Violate the sacred character of a place or language.
- usage: "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
- Force (someone) to have sex against their will.
- usage: "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
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