Associations to the word «Scandalize»

Wiktionary

SCANDALIZE, verb. To shock someone.
SCANDALIZE, verb. To be offensive to someone.
SCANDALIZE, verb. (nautical) To reduce the area and efficiency of a sail by expedient means (e.g. slacking the peak and tricing up the tack) without properly reefing, thus slowing boat speed.

Dictionary definition

SCANDALIZE, verb. Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche