scan·dal
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) -dalled, -dal·ling.
Audio Help [skan-dl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -daled, -dal·ing or (especially British
) -dalled, -dal·ling. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc. |
| 2. | an offense caused by a fault or misdeed. |
| 3. | damage to reputation; public disgrace. |
| 4. | defamatory talk; malicious gossip. |
| 5. | a person whose conduct brings disgrace or offense. |
| 6. | British Dialect. to defame (someone) by spreading scandal. |
| 7. | Obsolete. to disgrace. |
[Origin: 1175–1225; < LL scandalum < LGk skándalon snare, cause of moral stumbling; r. ME scandle < OF (north) escandle < LL, as above
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] —Synonyms 3. discredit, dishonor, shame, disrepute, opprobrium, ignominy. 4. slander, calumny, aspersion, obloquy. See gossip.
—Antonyms 4. honor, praise.
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scandal
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| scan·dal
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n.
[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
1581, "discredit caused by irreligious conduct," from M.Fr. scandale, from L.L. scandalum "cause for offense, stumbling block, temptation," from Gk. skandalon "stumbling block," originally "trap with a springing device," from PIE *skand- "jump" (see scan; cf. also slander). Attested from c.1225, but the modern word is a reborrowing. Meaning "malicious gossip" is from 1596; sense of "person whose conduct is a disgrace" is from 1634. Scandalize (1489) originally meant "make a public scandal of;" sense of "shock by doing something improper" first recorded 1647. Scandal sheet "sensational newspaper" is from 1939.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| 1. | disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people |
| 2. | a disgraceful event |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
scandal1 [ˈskӕndl] noun
something that is considered shocking or disgraceful
Example: The price of such food is a scandal.
scandal2 [ˈskӕndl] nounExample: The price of such food is a scandal.
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an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful
Example: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.
scandal3 [ˈskӕndl] nounExample: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.
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gossip
Example: all the latest scandal
See also: scandalize, scandalise, scandalous, scandalouslyExample: all the latest scandal
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Scandal
Scan"dal\, v. t. 1. To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander. [R.] I do fawn on men and hug them hard And after scandal them. --Shak. 2. To scandalize; to offend. [Obs.] --Bp. Story. Syn: To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate; asperse; vilify; disgrace.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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