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   scandal

   /ˈskandl/

   noun

   • 1. an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage: "a bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters" Similar outrageous wrongdoingoutrageous behaviourimmoral behaviourunethical behaviourdiscreditable behaviourshocking incident/series of eventsimproprietymisconductwrongdoingoffencetransgressioncrimesinskeleton in the cupboardskeleton in the closetinformal:businessaffair-gate
   • ▪ the outrage or anger caused by a scandalous action or event: "divorce was cause for scandal in the island" Similar shamedishonourdisgracedisreputediscreditinfamyignominyembarrassmentodiumopprobriumcensureobloquystigma
   • ▪ rumour or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions: "I know that you would want no scandal attached to her name" Similar malicious gossipmalicious rumour (s)slanderlibelscandalmongeringcalumnydefamationaspersionsmuckrakingsmear campaigninformal:dirt
   • ▪ a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger: "it's a scandal that many older patients are dismissed as untreatable" Similar disgraceoutrageinjusticeshamepitycrying shameaffrontinsultreproach

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘discredit to religion (by the reprehensible behaviour of a religious person)’): from Old French scandale, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ‘cause of offence’, from Greek skandalon ‘snare, stumbling block’.

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   Some common synonyms of scandal are crime, offense, sin, and vice. While all these words mean "a transgression of law," scandal applies to an offense that outrages the public conscience. a career ruined by a sex scandal.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of scandal in English. scandal. noun. These are words and phrases related to scandal. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of scandal. The Dreyfus Affair was the most famous political scandal in French history. Synonyms. public disgrace. revelation of misconduct.

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   Synonyms for SCANDAL in English: disgrace, crime, offence, sin, embarrassment, misconduct, wrongdoing, skeleton in the cupboard, shocking incident, dishonourable behaviour, ….

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   Synonyms for SCANDAL: aspersion, calumny, defamation, detraction, slander, disgrace, embarrassment, discredit, infamy, shame, obloquy, gossip, opprobrium, outrage; Antonyms for SCANDAL: praise, adulation, flattery.

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    Synonyms: shame, disgrace, embarrassment, infamy, discredit, blot on one's escutcheon, slander, disrepute, obloquy, calumny, defamation, opprobrium, reproach, aspersion, backbiting, gossip, rumor, hearsay, black mark, badge of infamy, character assassination, juicy morsel, libel, malicious gossip, scandalmongering, stigma, taint. Antonyms:

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    Synonyms for SCANDAL: crime, disgrace, embarrassment, offense, sin, wrongdoing, shame, defamation, discredit, disgrace, ….