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SCANDALISATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scandalisation mean?
• SCANDALISATION (noun)
The noun SCANDALISATION has 2 senses:
1. the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior)
2. the act of scandalizing
Familiarity information: SCANDALISATION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
scandalisation; scandalization
Hypernyms ("scandalisation" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of scandalizing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
outrage; scandalisation; scandalization
Hypernyms ("scandalisation" is a kind of...):
affront; insult (a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect)
Derivation:
scandalise (strike with disgust or revulsion)
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