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scan·dal
(skăn′dl)n.
1. A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society: a drug scandal that forced the mayor's resignation.
2. A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage: a politician whose dishonesty is a scandal; considered the housing shortage a scandal.
3. Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.
4. Talk that is damaging to one's character; malicious gossip.
[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
(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) law a libellous action or statement
vb (tr)
6. to disgrace
7. to scandalize
[C16: from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap]
ˈscandalous adj
ˈscandalously adv
ˈscandalousness n
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scan•dal
(ˈskæn dl)n., v. -daled, -dal•ing (esp. Brit.) -dalled, -dal•ling. n.
1. a disgraceful or discreditable action or circumstance.
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.
v.t. 6. Dial. to defame.
7. Obs. to disgrace.
[1175–1225; Middle English scandle < Old North French escandle < Late Latin scandalum < Late Greek skándalon snare, cause of moral stumbling]
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scandal
Past participle: scandaled
Gerund: scandaling
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| Noun | 1. |  scandal - disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other peoplescuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
| 2. | scandal - a disgraceful event trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard, skeleton - a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet" |
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scandal
noun
1. disgrace, crime, offence, sin, embarrassment, misconduct, wrongdoing, skeleton in the cupboard, shocking incident, dishonourable behaviour, discreditable behaviour a financial scandal
2. gossip, talk, rumours, dirt, defamation, slander, tattle, dirty linen (informal), calumny, backbiting, muckraking, aspersion, scandalmongering He loved gossip and scandal.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
scandal
nounThe expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone:
aspersion, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, defamation, denigration, detraction, slander, traducement, vilification.
Law: libel.
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Translations
فَضِيحَةفَضيحَةٌ اجْتِماعِيَّهفَضيحَه، شيءٌ مُعيبقيل وقال، نَميمَه
skandálpomluva
skandalesladder
skandaali
skandal
botrány
hneykslihneykslunslúîur
スキャンダル
추문
piktintisensacingasskandalingaiskandalingas
negodsskandālstenkas
škandal
skandal
เรื่องอื้อฉาว
vụ bê bối
scandal
[ˈskændl] N1. (= public furore) → escándalo m
it caused or created a scandal → causó escándalo
he was involved in a sex/drugs scandal → estuvo involucrado en un escándalo sexual/de drogas
it caused or created a scandal → causó escándalo
he was involved in a sex/drugs scandal → estuvo involucrado en un escándalo sexual/de drogas
3. (= gossip) → chismes mpl
it's just scandal → no son más que habladurías or chismes
she reads all the scandal in the tabloid press → se lee todos los chismes de los periódicos sensacionalistas
there's a lot of scandal going round about her → circulan muchos chismes sobre ella
the local scandal → los chismes del pueblo or del barrio
the latest scandal → lo último en cotilleo
to talk scandal → murmurar, contar chismes
it's just scandal → no son más que habladurías or chismes
she reads all the scandal in the tabloid press → se lee todos los chismes de los periódicos sensacionalistas
there's a lot of scandal going round about her → circulan muchos chismes sobre ella
the local scandal → los chismes del pueblo or del barrio
the latest scandal → lo último en cotilleo
to talk scandal → murmurar, contar chismes
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
scandal
[ˈskændəl] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scandal
n
→ Skandal m; the scandal of our overcrowded hospitals → unsere skandalös überfüllten Krankenhäuser; to cause/create a scandal → einen Skandal verursachen; (amongst neighbours etc) → allgemeines Aufsehen erregen; it’s a scandal! → (das ist) ein Skandal!; it is a scandal that … → es ist skandalös, dass …
scandal
:scandalmonger
n → Klatschmaul nt (inf), → Lästerzunge f
scandalmongering
n → Klatschsucht f; (by press) → Skandalsucht f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
scandal
[ˈskændl] na. (public furore, disgrace) → scandalo
it's a scandal that ... → è uno scandalo or è scandaloso che...+ sub
it's a scandal that ... → è uno scandalo or è scandaloso che...+ sub
b. (gossip) → chiacchiere fpl, pettegolezzi mpl
have you heard the latest scandal about ...? → hai sentito l'ultima su...?
have you heard the latest scandal about ...? → hai sentito l'ultima su...?
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scandal
(ˈskӕndl) noun1. something that is considered shocking or disgraceful. The price of such food is a scandal.
2. an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful. Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.
3. gossip. all the latest scandal.
ˈscandalize, ˈscandalise verb to shock or horrify. Their behaviour used to scandalize the neighbours.
ˈscandalous adjective1. shocking or disgraceful.
2. (of stories etc) containing scandal.
ˈscandalously adverb in a disgraceful way.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
scandal
→ فَضِيحَة skandál skandale Skandal σκάνδαλο escándalo skandaali scandale skandal scandalo スキャンダル 추문 schandaal skandale skandal escândalo скандал skandal เรื่องอื้อฉาว skandal vụ bê bối 丑闻Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009