What it means

1. noun a wantonly cruel act
2. noun a disgraceful event
3. noun a feeling of righteous anger
4. noun the act of scandalizing
5. verb violate the sacred character of a place or language
   “desecrate a cemetery”
6. verb strike with disgust or revulsion
   “The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends”
7. verb force (someone) to have sex against their will
   “The woman was raped on her way home at night”