Definition of 'scandalous'
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
3. adjective
You can describe something as scandalous if it makes you very angry and you think the people responsible for it should be ashamed.
[disapproval]
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scandalous in American English
adjective
1.
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Derived forms
scandalously (ˈscandalously)
adverb
scandalousness (ˈscandalousness)
noun
Word origin
Fr scandaleux < ML scandalosusWord Frequency
scandalous in American English
(ˈskændləs)
adjective
2.
defamatory or libelous, as a speech or writing
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scandalously adverb
scandalousness
noun
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scandalous
British English: scandalous
ADJECTIVE /ˈskændələs/
Scandalous behaviour or activity is considered immoral and shocking.
They would be sacked for criminal or scandalous behaviour.
- American English: scandalous /ˈskændələs/
- Brazilian Portuguese: escandaloso
- Chinese: 不道德的
- European Spanish: escandaloso
- French: scandaleux
- German: skandalös
- Italian: scandaloso
- Japanese: 恥ずべき
- Korean: 불명예스러운
- European Portuguese: escandaloso
- Latin American Spanish: escandaloso
- Thai: อื้อฉาว, น่าอัปยศ, น่าอาย
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