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Scandalous in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Scandalousadjective
अवमानित
🗣️ chaunaka dene vala [/ˈskændələs/, /ˈskændl̩əs/, /ˈskændləs/]
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📖 Meaning of “scandalous”

The meaning of “scandalous” in Hindi is अवमानित, pronounced chaunaka dene vala — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of scandalous

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

🟢 Similar words for scandalous
disgraceful shameful shocking
✍️ Scandalous in a sentence
It is scandalous that you were treated so badly.
और जो हमने पाया वो चौंका देने वाला था,
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From Late Middle English scandalouse (“disgraceful, shameful”), borrowed from Old French scandaleux (“scandalous”) (modern French scandaleux), from Medieval Latin scandalōsus, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (“scandal”) + Latin -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; prone to’ forming adjectives). Scandalum is derived from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́νδᾰλον (skắndălon, “offence, scandal; snare, trap”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Pre-Greek or Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump”) (referring to a device for climbing or jumping on, such as might be used by someone setting a trap). By surface analysis, scandal + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance), or a relation to the nouns).

Quick facts about “scandalous”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Scandalous
Meaning in Hindi
अवमानित
Pronunciation
chaunaka dene vala
Part of speech
Adjective
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
From Late Middle English scandalouse (“disgraceful, shameful”), borrowed from Old French scandaleux (“scandalous”) (modern French scandaleux), from Medieval Latin scandalōsus, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (“scandal”) + Latin -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; prone to’ forming adjectives). Scandalum is derived from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́νδᾰλον (skắndălon, “offence, scandal; snare, trap”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Pre-Greek or Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump”) (referring to a device for climbing or jumping on, such as might be used by someone setting a trap). By surface analysis, scandal + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance), or a relation to the nouns).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "scandalous" is अवमानित (chaunaka dene vala).
In Devanagari script it is written as अवमानित.
It is pronounced "chaunaka dene vala". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.