1. a wantonly cruel act
2. the act of scandalizing
3. a disgraceful event
4. a feeling of righteous anger
5. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
6. force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
7. violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

Similar Words: scandalization, scandalisation, scandal, indignation, shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, desecrate, profane

 

Hyponyms: skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard, Teapot Dome, Teapot Dome scandal, Watergate, Watergate scandal, dudgeon, high dudgeon, gang-rape

 

Derivational Morphology: rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, scandal, scandalization, scandalisation, indignation, dirt, malicious gossip, daze, stupor, shocker, violation, ravishment, violator, debaucher, ravisher, raper, rapist, irreverence, trespass, encroachment, intrusion, usurpation, profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege