scandalousness
dl adjective
1.
disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
2.
defamatory or libelous, as a speech or writing.
3.
attracted to or preoccupied with scandal, as a person: a scandalous, vicious gossip.
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scandal (ˈskændəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 a libellous action or statement |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to disgrace |
| 7. | to scandalize |
| [C16: from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap] | |
| 'scandalous | |
| —adj | |
| 'scandalously | |
| —adv | |
| 'scandalousness | |
| —n | |
| scandal (ˈskændəl) | |
| —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 a libellous action or statement |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to disgrace |
| 7. | to scandalize |
| [C16: from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap] | |
| 'scandalous | |
| —adj | |
| 'scandalously | |
| —adv | |
| 'scandalousness | |
| —n | |
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