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- DictionaryScan·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"
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.
May 8, 2024 · 1. countable noun. A scandal is a situation or event that is thought to be shocking and immoral and that everyone knows about. ...a financial scandal. Synonyms: disgrace, crime, offence, sin More Synonyms of scandal. 2. uncountable noun. Scandal is talk about the shocking and immoral aspects of someone's behaviour or something that has happened .
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.
Scandal is disgraceful events or nasty gossip about people's private lives, like the scandal that erupted when you were seen at the mall with your best friend's girlfriend. Just because there's a scandal, it doesn't mean it's always true — being seen with your friend's girl?
1. a disgraceful action or event: his negligence was a scandal. 2. censure or outrage arising from an action or event. 3. a person whose conduct causes reproach or disgrace. 4. malicious talk, esp gossip about the private lives of other people. 5. (Law) law a libellous action or statement. vb ( tr) 6. to disgrace. 7. to scandalize.
SCANDAL definition: something that shocks people because they think it is morally wrong: . Learn more.
noun. a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc. an offense caused by a fault or misdeed. damage to reputation; public disgrace. defamatory talk; malicious gossip. a person whose conduct brings disgrace or offense. See more. verb (used with object),scan·daled, scan·dal·ing or (especially British) scan·dalled, scan·dal·ling.
