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)

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