Definitions for scandal
ˈskæn dlscan·dal

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scandal, dirt, malicious gossipnoun

   disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

2. scandal, outragenoun

   a disgraceful event

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. scandalnoun

   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.

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

2. scandalnoun

   Damage to one's reputation.

   The incident brought considerable scandal to his family.

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

3. scandalnoun

   Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency.

   When their behaviour was made public it caused a great scandal.

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

4. scandalnoun

   Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit.

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

5. scandalnoun

   Something which hinders acceptance of religious ideas or behaviour; a stumbling-block or offense.

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

6. scandalnoun

   Defamatory talk; gossip, slander.

   According to village scandal, they weren't even married.

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

Webster Dictionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scandalnoun

   offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace

2. Scandalnoun

   reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously

3. Scandalnoun

   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

4. Scandalverb

   to treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander

5. Scandalverb

   to scandalize; to offend

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scandal

   Gossip related by a small-bore.

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

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scandal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scandal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of scandal in a Sentence

1. Charles Krauthammer:

   They spend the first month or so - surrogates, the machine - attacking the accusers, as in the Lewinsky scandal. she can't do it because, the answers to the questions - if remotely honest - are self-indicting.

2. Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston:

   It would be perilous for us, as leaders of the Church, to consider that the scandal of clergy sexual abuse is for the most part a matter of history and not a pressing concern here and now, its not a pleasant topic. It's easier just to ignore it and hope it will go away (but) when we are defensive and secretive, the results are disastrous.

3. Kevin Madden:

   A crucial part of a campaign of a successful campaign roll out is momentum, this reminds the public of Clinton hangovers they had .... or every scandal that has been litigated. It is just drama after drama with them.

4. Denise Thomas:

   Every day there's not only one scandal, there's multiple scandals that are just flying at us.

5. Vladimir Putin:

   Officials familiar with the matter say delays in official readouts of Trump's phone calls are usually due to a lengthy clearance process that includes officials at the National Security Council and in White House. Trump's call occurred on a Sunday in the middle of a quiet holiday week, which could have added to the time it took for the required officials to sign off.Even in previous administrations, the clearance process for writing and releasing a statement from the White House following a presidential phone call has sometimes led foreign governments to release their version first.In the past, officials have described Trump's conversations with foreign leaders sometimes veering off into unguarded or undiplomatic territory. Earlier in President Donald Trump administration, some of those details leaked, making for embarrassing headlines and questions about the privacy of Trump's conversations.That included an instance of President Donald Trump congratulating Putin on an election win despite advice from his aides that he not extend his congratulations because the election wasn't viewed as legitimate.The smaller group of officials with access to the calls is meant to prevent further leaks, according to administration sources. But the effect has also led to information from the calls being obscured even to those inside the administration. White House has made efforts in the past to limit access to calls President Donald Trump has had with Putin.Even before the Ukraine scandal and ensuing impeachment, administration officials took steps to limit access to Trump's phone conversations with Putin, along with certain other foreign leaders like the Saudi crown prince, according to administration officials. Trump's past conversations with Putin have been similarly shrouded in atypical secrecy. After their first face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of a summit in Germany, President Donald Trump asked to keep President Donald Trump translator's notes. They spoke at a dinner of foreign leaders without any American witnesses, relying on Putin's translator. During talks in Helsinki, they spoke without any other officials present.The insistence on keeping his conversations with Putin so closely held caught the interest of investigators, including Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating whether President Donald Trump or President Donald Trump campaign associates worked with Russia to influence the 2016 election.The impeachment inquiry centered on Trump's approach to Ukraine reignited the questions about his relationship to Vladimir Putin. The Washington Post reported that former President Donald Trump administration officials feared Vladimir Putin had planted a conspiracy that Ukraine had interfered in the 2016 election.One of the officials told the Post that President Donald Trump gave the theory credibility because.

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