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 [ˈskænd^əl]

n

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) Law a libellous action or statement

vb (tr) Obsolete

1. to disgrace

2. to scandalize

[from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap]

scandalous  adj

scandalously  adv

scandalousness  n

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, misconduct, wrongdoing, skeleton in the cupboard, shocking incident, dishonourable behaviour, discreditable behaviour a financial scandal

2. gossip, talk, rumours, dirt, defamation, slander, tattle, dirty linen (informal), calumny, backbiting, muckraking, aspersion, scandalmongering He loved gossip and scandal.

3. shame, offence, disgrace, stigma, ignominy, infamy, opprobrium, obloquy She braved the scandal of her husband's love child

4. outrage, shame, insult, disgrace, injustice, crying shame It is a scandal that a person can be stopped for no reason by the police.

Quotations
"It is public scandal that constitutes offence, and to sin in secret is not to sin at all" [Molière Le Tartuffe]

Translations

scandal [ˈskændl] N

1. (= public furore) → escándalo m
it caused or created a scandal → causó escándalo
he was involved in a sex/drugs scandal → estuvo involucrado en un escándalo sexual/de drogas

2. (= disgraceful state of affairs) → vergüenza f
it's a scandal!; what a scandal! → ¡qué vergüenza!

3. (= gossip) → chismes mpl
it's just scandal → no son más que habladurías or chismes
she reads all the scandal in the tabloid press → se lee todos los chismes de los periódicos sensacionalistas
there's a lot of scandal going round about her → circulan muchos chismes sobre ella
the local scandal → los chismes del pueblo or del barrio
the latest scandal → lo último en cotilleo
to talk scandal → murmurar, contar chismes

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scandal [ˈskænd^əl] n

(= outcry) → scandale m
It caused a scandal → Ça a fait scandale.

(= gossip) → ragots mpl
It's just scandal → Ce ne sont que des ragots.

(= disgrace) → scandale m
Their prices are a scandal
BUT Leurs prix sont scandaleux.
it's a scandale that ... → c'est un scandale que ...

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scandal

n

→ Skandal m; the scandal of our overcrowded hospitals → unsere skandalös überfüllten Krankenhäuser; to cause/create a scandal → einen Skandal verursachen; (amongst neighbours etc) → allgemeines Aufsehen erregen; it’s a scandal! → (das ist) ein Skandal!; it is a scandal that … → es ist skandalös, dass …

no pl (= gossip) → Skandalgeschichten pl; (= piece of gossip) → Skandalgeschichte f; the latest scandal → der neueste Klatsch

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scandal:

scandalmonger

n → Klatschmaul nt (inf), → Lästerzunge f

scandalmongering

n → Klatschsucht f; (by press) → Skandalsucht f

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scandal [ˈskændl] n

a. (public furore, disgrace) → scandalo
it's a scandal that ... → è uno scandalo or è scandaloso che...+ sub

b. (gossip) → chiacchiere fpl, pettegolezzi mpl
have you heard the latest scandal about ...? → hai sentito l'ultima su...?

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scandal [ˈskændl] n

a. (public furore, disgrace) → scandalo
it's a scandal that ... → è uno scandalo or è scandaloso che...+ sub

b. (gossip) → chiacchiere fpl, pettegolezzi mpl
have you heard the latest scandal about ...? → hai sentito l'ultima su...?

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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 스캔들 skandalas skandāls; negods skandal schandaal skandale skandal escândalo scandal скандальное происшествие;безобразие škandál sramota skandal skandal เรื่องเสียหาย rezalet, skandal 醜聞，令人憤慨的事 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 추문 skandalas skandāls skandal schandaal skandale, forargelse skandal escândalo scandal скандал škandál škandal, pohujšanje skandal skandal เรื่องอับอายขายหน้า skandal, rezalet 公憤 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 중상 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 scandalize, 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 분개시키다, 아연 실색케 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 使感到憤慨 шокувати شرمسار کرنا، رسوا کرنا gây (cho ai) bê bối 使感愤慨

adj scandalous

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 수치스러운 skandalingas skandalozs; apkaunojošs memeranjatkan atau memalukan schandalig opprørende, vanærende gorszący escandaloso scandalos позорный, скандальный hanebný sramoten skandalozan skandalös น่าตกใจ; น่าละอายใจ utanç verici 令人憤慨的，丟臉的，不像話的 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 중상적인 sensacingas skandalozs ada unsur skandal aanstootgevend skandaløs skandalizujący escandaloso de scan­dal скандальный škandálny obrekljiv skandalozan skandal- ซึ่งทำให้เสื่อมเสีย ayıp, çirkin 誹謗的 наклепницький رسوائی کا حامل بیان gây xôn xao dư luận 诽谤性的

adv scandalously

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 수치스럽게 skandalingai skandalozi dengan cara yang memalukan schandalig skandaløst, vanærende haniebnie escandalosamente scandalos скандально pohoršujúco sramotno skandalozno skandalöst น่าเสียหาย; น่าอับอาย rezilcesine 丟臉地 ганебно ہنگامہ خیز انداز میں chướng, khiếm nhã 诽谤地

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scandal → فضيحة skandál skandale Skandal σκάνδαλο escándalo skandaali scandale skandal scandalo スキャンダル 추문 schandaal skandale skandal escândalo скандал skandal เรื่องอื้อฉาว skandal vụ bê bối 丑闻