What does scandalous mean in English? Meaning of scandalous definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "scandalous": giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
Adjective
Meaning: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputationExample: scandalous behavior
the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt
the most shocking book of its timeSynonyms: disgraceful
scandalous
shameful
shockingSimilar: immoralPronunciation in US: /ˈskændələs/
Adjective: wrong, immoral, causing a scandal 1884, Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many come out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way.1884, Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many come out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way.malicious, defamatory 1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie These be the scandalous reports of such / As loves not me, and hate my lord too much. 1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma I always disregard gossip--it is generally scandalous, and seldom true. 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, The Onion AV Club: The closest Believe gets to scandalous is on the deluxe-edition bonus track “Maria,” a response song to the woman who accused Bieber of fathering her child in 2011.1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie These be the scandalous reports of such / As loves not me, and hate my lord too much.1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma I always disregard gossip--it is generally scandalous, and seldom true.2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, The Onion AV Club: The closest Believe gets to scandalous is on the deluxe-edition bonus track “Maria,” a response song to the woman who accused Bieber of fathering her child in 2011.Synonyms:
heinous, untrue, disgraceful, scurrilous, unseemly, outrageous, shameful, slanderous, shocking, defamatory, atrocious, backbiting, crying, desperate, ignominious, infamous, libelous, monstrous, odious, opprobrious, calumnious, detractive, detracting, gossiping, maligning, red hot, traducing, vilifying,
Antonyms:
magnificent, wonderful, reputable, respected, good, respectable, proper,
