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- Dictionaryscandal/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
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Learn the meaning of scandal as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how scandal relates to offense, sin, vice, crime, and religion.
(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.
Learn the meaning of scandal as an action or event that causes shock and disapproval, or as reports about such things. See how to use scandal in sentences and collocations, and compare different levels of English.
Learn the meaning of scandal as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use scandal in different contexts, such as sex scandals, accounting scandals and disgrace.
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.
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.
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.
