transitive verb scandalized -·ized′, scandalizing -·iz′·ing

1. Now Rare to slander; defame
2. to shock or outrage the moral feelings of; offend by some improper or unconventional conduct; shock

Etymology: LME scandalyzen < OFr scandaliser < LL(Ec) scandalizare < Gr(Ec) skandalizein, to make stumble, give offense < skandalon: see scandal