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scandal
[ skan-dl ]
noun
- a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- an offense caused by a fault or misdeed.
- damage to reputation; public disgrace.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- defamatory talk; malicious gossip.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- a person whose conduct brings disgrace or offense.
verb (used with object)
- British Dialect. to defame (someone) by spreading scandal.
- Obsolete. to disgrace.
scandal
/ ˈæԻə /
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
verb
- to disgrace
- to scandalize
Derived Forms
- ˈԻ岹dzܲ, adverb
- ˈԻ岹dzܲ, adjective
- ˈԻ岹dzܲness, noun
Other Word Forms
- i·d noun
- p·d noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of scandal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scandal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize for its fearless reporting on the Watergate scandal.
Zhao, a former UK Championship winner, was one of 10 players from China to receive a ban in a match-fixing scandal.
The program was most recently targeted by Project 2025, which called for its termination, alleging it was “fraught with scandal and abuse” and had “little or no long-term academic value for children.”
But 12 years ago, a report was published after a scandal involving another former BBC star.
At the WH Easter egg hunt, Hegseth this morning pathetically blames the media for what his own appointees disclosed about his latest scandals.
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