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# scandalise

verb (scandalise, scandalises, scandalised, scandalising)

«scandalise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

British spelling of «scandalize»: to shock someone by doing or saying something they think is wrong or improper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandalise/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a character is scandalised when someone breaks a rule of good manners, and says so

### Examples

- "Sit in father's chair, John!" Wendy was scandalised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandalise/#x1)
- Peter pretended to be scandalised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandalise/#x2)
- The old lady was scandalised by the noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandalise/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scandalise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandalise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scandalise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scandalise.html) on Mova free.