Spanish Conversation · Level 53
75 words
Spanish word
escandalizar
Pronunciation
IPA/eskandaliˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verboutrage
Example
La noticia escandalizó a la gente.
The news outraged people.
More examples
No quería escandalizar a la gente con esos detalles.
I didn't want to outrage people with those details.
Core concept
Crowd protesting over a scandalous headline.
Common phrases
escandalizar a la gente
outrage people
escandalizar a la familia
outrage the family
Similar words
indignar: Arouse strong anger at perceived injustice or wrongdoing.
ofender: Hurt someone's feelings or dignity through words or actions.
chocar: Create a strong sense of shock or discomfort from something jarringly out of place.
sorprender: Cause surprise by an unexpected event or result.
Definition in Spanish
Causar que las personas se escandalicen o se indignen por algo, es decir, producir choque moral o público.
Word origin
The verb is formed from Spanish escándalo (Latin scandalum, from Greek skandalon) plus the suffix -izar, meaning to cause a scandal or public indignation.
Usage tips
- Spanish often uses the reflexive escandalizarse to say that someone became shocked, while escandalizar with a marked person (a alguien) names who was scandalized.
Other meanings
- shockverb
- cause a scandalverb
Opposites
- tranquilizarreassureverb
- calmarcalmverb
Related words
- escándaloscandalnoun
- escandalososcandalousadjective
- escandalizadoscandalizedadjective