Scandal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  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.
verb (used with object), scan·daled, scan·dal·ing or (especially British) scan·dalled, scan·dal·ling.
  1. to defame (someone) by spreading scandal.
  2. to disgrace.
noun
  1. a disgraceful action or event
  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. a libellous action or statement
verb (tr) obsolete
  1. to disgrace
  2. to scandalize
Scandal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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