Definitions for scandal
ˈskæn dlscan·dal

scandal, dirt, malicious gossip(noun)
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
scandal, outrage(noun)
a disgraceful event

scandal(Noun)
An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
Their affair was reported as a scandal by most tabloids.
scandal(Noun)
Damage to one's reputation.
The incident brought considerable scandal to his family.
scandal(Noun)
Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency.
When their behaviour was made public it caused a great scandal.
scandal(Noun)
Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit.
scandal(Noun)
Something which hinders acceptance of religious ideas or behaviour; a stumbling-block or offense.
scandal(Noun)
Defamatory talk; gossip, slander.
According to village scandal, they weren't even married.

Origin: From scandale, from scandalum, from σκάνδαλον, from skand-. Cognate with scando.

Scandal(noun)
offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace
Scandal(noun)
reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously
Scandal(noun)
anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners
Scandal(verb)
to treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander
Scandal(verb)
to scandalize; to offend

Scandal
A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed. A scandal may be based on true or false allegations or a mixture of both. From the Greek σκάνδαλον, a trap or stumbling-block, the metaphor is that wrong conduct can impede or "trip" people's trust or faith. Some scandals are broken by whistleblowers who reveal wrongdoing within organizations or groups, such as Deep Throat during the 1970s Watergate scandal. Sometimes an attempt to cover up a possible scandal ignites a greater scandal when the cover-up fails.

Scandal
skan′dal, n. something said which is false and injurious to reputation: disgrace: opprobrious censure.—v.t. to defame, to aspire.—ns. Scan′dal-bear′er, a propagator of malicious gossip; Scandalisā′tion, defamation.—v.t. Scan′dalise, to give scandal or offence to: to shock: to reproach: to disgrace: to libel.—n. Scan′dal-mong′er, one who deals in defamatory reports.—adj. Scan′dalous, giving scandal or offence: calling forth condemnation: openly vile: defamatory.—adv. Scan′dalously.—ns. Scan′dalousness; Scan′dalum-magnā′tum, speaking slanderously of high personages, abbrev. Scan. Mag. [Fr. scandale—L. scandalum—Gr. skandalon, a stumbling-block.]

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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'scandal' in Nouns Frequency: #2036

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scandal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scandal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Oscar Wilde:
Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.
Alexandre Fernandes:
The scandal couldn't have come at a worse time.
Sergio Osmena:
I am quite happy that a scandal like this has happened.
George Farquhar:
There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
Ashley Majeski:
She was very quick to defend her husband with the molestation scandal.