“Scandalized” or “Scandalised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “scandalized” and 2 prefer “scandalised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	scandalized	scandalised	Preference
United States	96	4	“scandalized”
United Kingdom	42	58	“scandalised”
India	75	25	“scandalized”
Philippines	100	0	“scandalized”
Canada	100	0	“scandalized”
Australia	36	64	“scandalised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“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.

“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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