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   Scan·dal

   /ˈskand(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage: "a bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters" Similar outrageous wrongdoingoutrageous behaviorimmoral behaviorunethical behaviordiscreditable behaviorshocking incident/series of eventsimproprietymisconductwrongdoingoffensetransgressioncrimesinskeleton in the cupboardskeleton in the closetinformal:businessaffair-gate
   • ▪ the outrage or anger caused by a scandalous action or event: "divorce was cause for scandal on the island" Similar shamedishonordisgracedisreputediscreditinfamyignominyembarrassmentodiumopprobriumcensureobloquystigma
   • ▪ rumor or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions: "I know that you would want no scandal attached to her name" Similar malicious gossipmalicious rumor (s)slanderlibelscandalmongeringcalumnydefamationaspersionsmuckrakingsmear campaigninformal:dirt
   • ▪ a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger: "it's a scandal that many older patients are dismissed as untreatable" Similar disgraceoutrageinjusticeshamepitycrying shameaffrontinsultreproach

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘discredit to religion (by the reprehensible behavior of a religious person)’): from Old French scandale, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ‘cause of offense’, from Greek skandalon ‘snare, stumbling block’.

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   • Definition of scandal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, uncountable] behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May. There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office. Want to learn more?

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   What is the difference between a crime and a scandal?

   • vice applies to a habit or practice that degrades or corrupts. crime implies a serious offense punishable by the law of the state. scandal applies to an offense that outrages the public conscience. Noun There was a major scandal involving the mayor's ties with the Mob. Government officials were caught in an embezzlement scandal.

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   What is the difference between a sin and a scandal?

   • sin implies an offense against moral or religious law. vice applies to a habit or practice that degrades or corrupts. crime implies a serious offense punishable by the law of the state. scandal applies to an offense that outrages the public conscience. Noun There was a major scandal involving the mayor's ties with the Mob.

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   When did the scandal break?

   • The scandal broke (= became public knowledge) right at the beginning of the Conservative Party Conference. If there is the slightest suggestion / hint of scandal, the public will no longer trust us. Some magazines contain nothing but scandal and gossip. [ + (that) ] It's a scandal (that) children are treated in this way.

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   The meaning of SCANDAL is a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it. How to use scandal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scandal.

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   SCANDAL definition: 1. (an action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval: 2…. Learn more.

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   (an action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval: a financial / political / sex scandal. Their affair caused / created a scandal in the office. The scandal broke (= became public knowledge) right at the beginning of the Republican Convention.

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   noun. a disgraceful action or event. his negligence was a scandal. censure or outrage arising from an action or event. a person whose conduct causes reproach or disgrace. malicious talk, esp gossip about the private lives of other people. law a libellous action or statement.

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   A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage: a politician whose dishonesty is a scandal; considered the housing shortage a scandal.

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   noun. /ˈskændl/. /ˈskændl/. [countable, uncountable] behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger. a series of sex scandals. to cause/create a scandal. The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May.

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   2 days ago · A scandal is a situation, event, or someone's behaviour that shocks a lot of people because they think it is immoral.