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“Scandalized” or “Scandalised”

Language

Scandalized and scandalised are both English terms.

Usage

Scandalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while scandalised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
scandalized 96 42 75 100 100 36 0 0 0 0 0 0
scandalised 4 58 25 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "scandalized" over "scandalised" (96 to 4).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "scandalised" over "scandalized".
  • In India, there is a preference for "scandalized" over "scandalised" (75 to 25).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "scandalized" over "scandalised" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "scandalized" over "scandalised" (100 to 0).
  • In Australia, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "scandalised" over "scandalized".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "scandalized" and "scandalised".
  • In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "scandalized" and "scandalised".
  • In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "scandalized" and "scandalised".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "scandalized" and "scandalised".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "scandalized" and "scandalised".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "scandalized" and "scandalised".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use scandalized or scandalised with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “scandalized”

  • known as Gauhar Bai, that scandalized traditional Maharashtrian society at that
  • dumbfounded foreigner, and as if scandalized by so many distractions, such
  • the protests of his most scandalized critics.
  • published in Harper's Magazine, the scandalized reaction led Buck to resign
  • Also in 1934, Cioculescu was scandalized by the Nu ("No"), a
  • columns, Cedric's wife Alicia is scandalized and forces Donald to close
  • controversy centering on the Ethics scandalized the German philosophy scene.
  • the beach was indignant or scandalized by their toplessness, and no
  • a Catholic and a divorcee scandalized the Colston family of Virginia.
  • unprecedented and humiliating measure that scandalized Europe.

Examples of “scandalised”

  • the palace, a companionship which scandalised England at the time.
  • too expensive and society was scandalised by his treatment of emancipists.
  • the foreign reports, were largely scandalised by the coverage.
  • Jacquetta of Luxembourg, which briefly scandalised the English court.
  • Philippa pretends to be scandalised (presumably for Martino's sake).
  • Owen had scandalised large sections of society by
  • that the pope "seemed horribly scandalised" that any cathedral had sung
  • funeral and the public was scandalised.
  • Happy Valley set that similarly scandalised British colonial society in Kenya.
  • leaves the stage and the scandalised Society members return to their


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