scandalizes
Offends moral sensibilities
Scandalizes means shocks or offends, usually by violating moral or social norms: Her outfit scandalizes the neighbors.
The word implies that the offense arises from transgressing conventional standards of decency or propriety.
What scandalizes one generation often fails to scandalize the next.
Surprises or disturbs greatly
- offendsCauses displeasure or resentment
- appallsCauses intense disgust
- outragesGrossly offensive acts
- horrifiesCauses intense revulsion
disgusts · revolts · enrages · infuriates · incenses · angers · provokes · affronts
Arouses mild excitement
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
headline · scoop · clickbait · exposé · newsworthy · lurid · juicy · media frenzy
Overwhelms with shock
- astonishesShocks with wonder
- flabbergastsOverwhelms with shock
- joltsSudden sharp shocks
- startlesShocks with surprise
stupefies · dismays · unsettles · perturbs · disconcerts · aghast · thunderstruck · gasps
Causes deep embarrassment
- dishonorsBrings shame upon
- disgracesCauses loss of honor
- humiliatesCauses painful embarrassment
- taintsMakes slightly impure
besmirches · sullies · tarnishes · smears · discredits · stigmatizes · degrades · debases
shocks
Surprises or disturbs greatly
horrifies · disgusts · revolts · enrages · infuriates · incenses · angers · provokes · affronts · indignation
titillates
Arouses mild excitement
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
provocative · headline · scoop · clickbait · exposé · newsworthy · lurid · juicy · media frenzy · tell-all
stuns
Overwhelms with shock
- astonishesShocks with wonder
- flabbergastsOverwhelms with shock
- joltsSudden sharp shocks
startles · stupefies · dismays · unsettles · perturbs · disconcerts · aghast · thunderstruck · gasps · disbelief
shames
Causes deep embarrassment
- dishonorsBrings shame upon
- disgracesCauses loss of honor
- humiliatesCauses painful embarrassment
taints · besmirches · sullies · tarnishes · smears · discredits · stigmatizes · degrades · debases · infamy