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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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   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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   (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 Conservative Party Conference.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › scandalSCANDAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionscandal noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCANDAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 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 .

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › scandalScandal - definition of scandal by The Free Dictionary

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   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.