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scan·dal
 scandal
- pronunciation:
- skaen
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an action, situation, or behavior that seriously offends societal standards of propriety or morality.
Their private use of government funds was a scandal.- synonyms:
- disgrace, ignominy, wrongdoing
- similar words:
- affair
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| definition 2: |
the damage or disgrace that results from such action or behavior; disrepute.
- synonyms:
- disgrace, disrepute, ignominy, opprobrium
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| definition 3: |
someone or something that causes a general sense of shame or disgrace.
The public schools are a scandal.- synonyms:
- disgrace, embarrassment, reproach
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| definition 4: |
malicious talk or gossip.
That newspaper peddles scandal.- synonyms:
- aspersion, defamation, dirt, libel, slander
- similar words:
- gossip, talk
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| related words: |
calumny, dirt, disgrace, enormity, furor, libel, obloquy, outrage, tale |
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