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   scandal

   /ˈskandl/

   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 behaviourimmoral behaviourunethical behaviourdiscreditable behaviourshocking incident/series of eventsimproprietymisconductwrongdoingoffencetransgressioncrimesinskeleton in the cupboardskeleton in the closetinformal:businessaffair-gate
   • ▪ the outrage or anger caused by a scandalous action or event: "divorce was cause for scandal in the island" Similar shamedishonourdisgracedisreputediscreditinfamyignominyembarrassmentodiumopprobriumcensureobloquystigma
   • ▪ rumour or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions: "I know that you would want no scandal attached to her name" Similar malicious gossipmalicious rumour (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 behaviour of a religious person)’): from Old French scandale, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ‘cause of offence’, from Greek skandalon ‘snare, stumbling block’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCANDAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     SCANDAL meaning: 1. (an action or event that causes) a...

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   • Scandal: Korean Translation

     SCANDAL translate: 스캔들, 추문. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Scandal: Thai Translation

     SCANDAL translate: เรื่องเสียหาย, เรื่องอับอายขายหน้า,...

   • Scandal: Arabic Translation

     SCANDAL translate: فَضيحة. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Scandal: Indonesian Translation

     scandal translate: skandal, skandal, gunjingan. Learn more...

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySCANDAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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   A scandal is a publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society, or a person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage. The web page provides various definitions, synonyms, translations, and quotations of the word scandal from different sources.