adjective
- shocked or outraged by something considered morally wrong or improper
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘scandalized’
Examples
- The community was scandalled by the politician’s corrupt behavior.
- She looked scandalled when she heard about the company’s unethical practices.
- The parents were scandalled by the inappropriate content in the school play.
- He appeared scandalled by his colleague’s dishonest actions.
- The congregation was scandalled by the minister’s scandalous revelations.
- Many citizens were scandalled by the government’s wasteful spending.