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SCANDALOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disgracefulness that offends public morality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("scandalousness" is a kind of...):
disgracefulness; ignominiousness; shamefulness (unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor)
Derivation:
scandalous (giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation)