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scandal

[ skan-dl ]

noun

  1. a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
  2. an offense caused by a fault or misdeed.
  3. damage to reputation; public disgrace.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  4. defamatory talk; malicious gossip.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  5. a person whose conduct brings disgrace or offense.


verb (used with object)

scandaled, scandaling or (especially British) scandalled, scandalling.
  1. British Dialect. to defame (someone) by spreading scandal.
  2. Obsolete. to disgrace.

scandal

/ ˈæԻə /

noun

  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 a libellous action or statement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to disgrace
  2. to scandalize
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԻ岹dzܲ, adverb
  • ˈԻ岹dzܲ, adjective
  • ˈԻ岹dzܲness, noun
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  • i·d noun
  • p·d noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scandal1

1175–1225; from Late Latin scandalum from Late Greek áԻ岹Dz “snare, cause of moral stumbling”; replacing Middle English scandle from Old French (north) escandle from Late Latin, as above
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scandal1

C16: from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap
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Synonym Study

See gossip.
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Example Sentences

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