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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scan•dal /ˈskændəl/USA pronunciation n. - a disgraceful action or circumstance:[countable]Several scandals rocked the government.
- public disgrace:[uncountable]This administration can't afford scandal.
- gossip intended to harm others:[uncountable]spreading scandal all over town.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scan•dal (skan′dl),USA pronunciation n., v., -daled, -dal•ing or (esp. Brit.) -dalled, -dal•ling. n. - a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- an offense caused by a fault or misdeed.
- damage to reputation;
public disgrace. - defamatory talk;
malicious gossip. - a person whose conduct brings disgrace or offense.
v.t. - British Termsto defame (someone) by spreading scandal.
- [Obs.]to disgrace.
- Late Latin, as above
- Old French (north) escandle
- Late Greek skándalon snare, cause of moral stumbling; replacing Middle English scandle
- Late Latin scandalum
- 1175–1225
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discredit, dishonor, shame, disrepute, opprobrium, ignominy.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged slander, calumny, aspersion, obloquy. See gossip.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged honor, praise.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scandal /ˈskændəl/ n - 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
- a libellous action or statement
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trapˈscandalous adj ˈscandalously adv |