scandal

scan·dal  (skndl)

n.

1. A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society: a drug scandal that forced the mayor's resignation.

2. A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage: a politician whose dishonesty is a scandal; considered the housing shortage a scandal.

3. Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.

4. Talk that is damaging to one's character; malicious gossip.

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[French scandale, from Old French, cause of sin, from Latin scandalum, trap, stumbling block, temptation, from Greek skandalon; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]

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scandal

Noun

1. a disgraceful action or event: the chairman resigned after a loans scandal

2. shame or outrage arising from a disgraceful action or event: the figures were a national scandal

3. malicious gossip [Greek skandalon a trap]

scandalous adj
scandalously adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scandal - disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people malicious gossip, dirt scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
	2.	scandal - a disgraceful event outrage trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard, skeleton - a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"

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scandal

noun 1. disgrace, crime, offence, sin, embarrassment, wrongdoing, skeleton in the cupboard, dishonourable behaviour, discreditable behaviour

noun 2. gossip, goss (informal) talk, rumours, dirt, slander, tattle, dirty linen (informal) calumny, backbiting, aspersion

noun 3. shame, offence, disgrace, stigma, infamy, opprobrium, obloquy

noun 4. outrage, shame, insult, disgrace, injustice, crying shame

Translations

scandal [ˈskændl] n → escándalo (= gossip); chismes mpl

scandal [ˈskændl] n → scandale m (= gossip); ragots mpl

scandal [ˈskændl] n → Skandal m;

(gossip) → Skandalgeschichten pl

scandal [ˈskændl] n → scandalo (= gossip); pettegolezzi mpl

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scandal

n scandal [ˈskӕndl]

1 something that is considered shocking or disgraceful The price of such food is a scandal. skandaligheid فَضيحَه، شيءٌ مُعيب позор skandál skandale der Skandal σκάνδαλο, όνειδος escándalo ðokk, skandaal جار و جنجال skandaali scandale שַׁעֲרוּרִייָה अनैतिक आचरण skandal, sramota botrány skandal hneyksli scandalo けしからんもの 추문, 스캔들 skandalas skandāls; negods skandal schandaal skandale skandal escândalo scandal скандальное происшествие;безобразие škandál sramota skandal skandal เรื่องเสียหาย rezalet, skandal 醜聞 скандал; ганьба عوامی رسوائی chuyện gây xôn xao dư luận 丑闻

2 an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal. skandaal فَضيحَةٌ اجْتِماعِيَّه скандал skandál skandale üble Nachrede σκάνδαλο, ξέσπασμα της λαϊκής αγανάκτησης escándalo skandaal رسوايي skandaali scandale שַׁעֲרוּרִייָה skandal, sramota botrány skandal hneykslun scandalo スキャンダル (세상의) 분개, 물의 skandalas skandāls skandal schandaal skandale, forargelse skandal escândalo scandal скандал škandál škandal, pohujšanje skandal skandal เรื่องอับอายขายหน้า skandal, rezalet 憤慨 скандал کسی شرمناک واقعہ کی وجہ سے عوامی کھلبلی vụ bê bối 愤慨

3 gossip all the latest scandal. skindernuus قيل وقال، نَميمَه клюки pomluva sladder der Klatsch κουτσομπολιό chisme, chismorreo, habladuría kuulujutt غيبت juorut ragots הַשמָצָה गप्प ogovaranje, spletka pletyka gunjingan slúður pettegolezzi うわさ話 쑥덕공론 paskalos tenkas skandal schandaaltje sladder, folkesnakk plotka mexerico bârfă сплетня klebety opravljanje skandal skvaller, skandalhistorier การนินทา dedikodu 流言蜚語 наклеп, плітки گپ chuyện ngồi lê đôi mách 流言蜚语

v ˈscandalize, *ˈscandalise

to shock or horrify Their behaviour used to scandalize the neighbours. skok يَصْدُم، يُثير الإشْمِئْزاز скандализирам pohoršit forarge schockieren σκανδαλίζω escandalizar ðokeerima متنفر كردن herättää pahennusta scandaliser לִפגוֹע בְּרִגשוֹת ה- दुखी करना šokirati megbotránkoztat mengejutkan hneyksla scandalizzare あきれさせる 아연케 하다 piktinti sacelt skandālu/sašutumu memeranjatkan aanstoot geven forarge, sjokkere gorszyć escandalizar a scandaliza возмущать, шокировать pohoršiť, pobúriť ogorčiti skandalizovati chockera, väcka anstöt hos ใส่ร้ายป้ายสี dehşete düşürmek 使感憤慨 шокувати شرمسار کرنا، رسوا کرنا gây (cho ai) bê bối 使感愤慨

adj ˈscandalous

1 shocking or disgraceful. skokkend مُعيب، مُثير للصَّدْمَه позорен ostudný chokerende; skandaløs skandalös σκανδαλώδης, επονείδιστος escandaloso ðokeeriv رسوا كننده pahennusta herättävä scandaleux מְזַעֲזֵע दुखद skandalozno, sramotno botrányos memalukan hneykslanlegur scandaloso あきれた 불명예스러운 skandalingas skandalozs; apkaunojošs memeranjatkan atau memalukan schandalig opprørende, vanærende gorszący escandaloso scandalos позорный, скандальный hanebný sramoten skandalozan skandalös น่าตกใจ; น่าละอายใจ utanç verici 醜聞的 скандальний, ганебний رسواکن chướng, khiếm nhã 丑闻的

2 (of stories etc) containing scandal. skandaal فاضِح، شائِن клюкарски skandální chokerende; skandaløs verleumderisch σκανδαλιστικός escandaloso skandaali- ننگ آور skandaali- à scandale מַשמִיץ घोटाला की कहानी šokantno felháborító berisi skandal slúður- scandaloso 恥づべき (이야기 등이) 중상적인 sensacingas skandalozs ada unsur skandal aanstootgevend skandaløs skandalizujący escandaloso de scan­dal скандальный škandálny obrekljiv skandalozan skandal- ซึ่งทำให้เสื่อมเสีย ayıp, çirkin 誹謗性的 наклепницький رسوائی کا حامل بیان gây xôn xao dư luận 诽谤性的

adv ˈscandalously

in a disgraceful way. skokkend بصورَةٍ فاضِحَه وَشائِنَه възмутително pohoršlivě skandaløst skandalös σκανδαλωδώς escandalosamente ðokeerivalt بطور شرم آور pahennusta herättäen scandaleusement בְּאוֹפֶן שַׁעֲרוּרִייָתִי अपमानजकता से sramotno, na sramotan način botrányosan secara memalukan hneykslanlega scandalosamente 不面目に 불명예스럽게 skandalingai skandalozi dengan cara yang memalukan schandalig skandaløst, vanærende haniebnie escandalosamente scandalos скандально pohoršujúco sramotno skandalozno skandalöst น่าเสียหาย; น่าอับอาย rezilcesine 誹謗地 ганебно ہنگامہ خیز انداز میں chướng, khiếm nhã 诽谤地