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Scandal
/ˈskændəl/
An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
📖 Definitions of "Scandal"
noun
- 1
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."
- 2
Damage to one's reputation.
"The incident brought considerable scandal to his family."
- 3
Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency.
"When their behaviour was made public it caused a great scandal."
- 4
Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit.
verb
- 1
To treat opprobriously; to defame; to slander.
- 2
To scandalize; to offend.
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