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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

escandaloso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eskandalozo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scandalous/ˈskæn.dəl.əs/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Fue un caso de corrupción verdaderamente escandaloso."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Causing general public outrage by a perceived offense against morality, honor, or propriety.

    "The politician resigned following revelations of scandalous financial misconduct."
  2. 2

    Shockingly disgraceful or unfairly low, often used regarding prices or behavior.

    "They are charging scandalous prices for basic medical supplies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'scandalum' (meaning stumbling block, offense, or cause of moral downfall) via Old French and medieval ecclesiastical terminology. By the 16th century, the term evolved in English to describe actions or circumstances that bring disgrace, outrage public morality, or provoke widespread gossip.

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