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scandal

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
scandal /ˈskændl̟/ noun
plural scandals
scandal
/ˈskændl̟/
noun
plural scandals
Learner's definition of SCANDAL
1 
: an occurrence in which people are shocked and upset because of behavior that is morally or legally wrong丑行；丑闻
[count]
[noncount]
2 
[noncount] : talk about the shocking or immoral things that people have done or are believed to have done流言蜚语；绯闻
3 
[singular] : something that is shocking, upsetting, or unacceptable令人震惊（或反感）的事情
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3816 COCA: 3052

scandal

1 of 2

noun

scan·​dal ˈskan-dᵊl How to pronounce scandal (audio)
1
a
: a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it
b
: a person whose conduct offends propriety or morality
a scandal to the profession
2
: loss of or damage to reputation caused by actual or apparent violation of morality or propriety : disgrace
3
: malicious or defamatory gossip
4
: indignation, chagrin, or bewilderment brought about by a flagrant violation of morality, propriety, or religious opinion
5
a
: discredit brought upon religion by unseemly conduct in a religious person
b
: conduct that causes or encourages a lapse of faith or of religious obedience in another

scandal

2 of 2

verb

scandaled; scandaling; scandals

transitive verb

1
chiefly dialectal : defame, slander
2
obsolete : disgrace

Synonyms

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for scandal

offense, sin, vice, crime, scandal mean a transgression of law.

offense applies to the infraction of any law, rule, or code.

at that school no offense went unpunished

sin implies an offense against moral or religious law.

the sin of blasphemy

vice applies to a habit or practice that degrades or corrupts.

regarded gambling as a vice

crime implies a serious offense punishable by the law of the state.

the crime of murder

scandal applies to an offense that outrages the public conscience.

a career ruined by a sex scandal

Example Sentences

Noun There was a major scandal involving the mayor's ties with the Mob. Government officials were caught in an embezzlement scandal. Her behavior caused a scandal at school. There was never a hint of scandal during her time in office. The gossip magazine is filled with rumors and scandal. The high price of gas these days is a scandal. It's a scandal that this city doesn't have a movie theater. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
For the first time since the FBI confiscated purported Jean-Michel Basquiat artwork from the Orlando Museum of Art in June, the venerable institution’s leader has publicly apologized for the systemic failures that led to the scandal. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022 There’s no indication that the lawyers helping the PUCO have ties to the scandal. Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022 And scores of officials in Brazil and across Latin America were implicated in the Oderbrecht scandal, in which the Brazilian construction giant allegedly paid hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes. Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 The bank has been working to contain the fallout from a sales-practice scandal, in which it was found to have created perhaps millions of fake bank accounts. Ben Eisen, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 That 1919 World Series resulted in what DePorter and many others consider the biggest scandal in the history of sports, known as the Black Sox Scandal. Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Trump, meanwhile, heads to Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (where Biden just happened to be earlier in the week) for his own rally on Saturday, as the former president has once again been caught up in scandal, controversy and investigation. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 Then there’s this year’s Galaxy S22 performance scandal. Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Sep. 2022 The past year has been ferociously contentious in Morrow County politics, with residents and officials in the small community sparring with one another over the nitrates scandal, school funding, emergency services and county staffing. Mike Rogoway, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022
Verb
Ohio Democrats meanwhile have struggled in the past to tie Republicans to scandal. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 25 July 2021 Los Angeles indie-rock lifers Surf Curse went from obscurity to scandal to a major-label deal in 10 months, thanks to TikTok. Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2021 Quipping about the status of a business that Volkswagen is positioning as more environmentally friendly also could irk investors, especially in light of the 2015 diesel emissions scandal the company has been trying to put behind it. Clare Duffy, CNN, 31 Mar. 2021 Social scientists predicted the Cambridge Analytica scandal way back in 2007. Felix Salmon, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, offense, from Greek skandalon trap, stumbling block, offense; akin to Latin scandere to climb

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5a

Verb

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of scandal was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing scandal
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3816 COCA: 3052
scandal

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF SCANDALS | VERB + SCANDAL | SCANDAL + VERB | SCANDAL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, great, major大醜聞；重大醜聞➤current, recent當前的／近期的醜聞▸➤national, public全國皆知的／眾所周知的醜聞▸➤abuse, accounting, bribery, corporate, corruption, doping, drug, drugs, financial, political, sex, sexual虐待醜聞；會計造假；賄賂醜聞；公司醜聞；腐敗醜聞；興奮劑醜聞；毒品醜聞；金融醜聞；政治醜聞；性醜聞◇a sex-abuse scandal性虐待醜聞◇the prisoner-abuse scandal虐囚醜聞➤real真正的可恥行為◇The real scandal is that nothing has been done to make sure it doesn't happen again.真正可恨的是，沒有採取任何措施確保此類事件不再發生。... OF SCANDALS➤series, spate, wave一連串的／接二連三的／一波接一波的醜聞◇The government was rocked by a series of scandals.政府因一連串醜聞受到震動。VERB + SCANDAL➤cause, create導致／引起醜聞➤avoid, prevent避免／防止醜聞➤investigate調查醜聞▸➤expose, reveal, uncover使醜聞曝光；透露醜聞；揭露醜聞▸➤cover up, hush up掩蓋／遮掩醜聞▸➤be embroiled in, be implicated in, be involved in捲入醜聞；被牽連進醜聞◇There have been calls for the resignation of the official involved in the sex scandal.有呼聲要求捲入性醜聞的官員辭職。SCANDAL + VERB➤be brewing, break, develop, erupt, unfold醜聞醞釀／曝光／顯露／爆出／披露◇The scandal broke on the front pages of all the papers the next day.第二天所有報紙的頭版都披露了這一醜聞。➤rock sth醜聞撼動⋯▸➤involve sb/sth將⋯捲入醜聞▸➤engulf sb/sth, surround sb/sth醜聞吞沒⋯／包圍⋯◇financial scandals surrounding the government困擾政府的金融醜聞SCANDAL + NOUN➤sheet (= a newspaper that publishes stories intended to shock the public) 刊登醜聞的小報PREPOSITION➤in a/the scandal在醜聞中◇He was imprisoned for his part in the bribery scandal.他因牽涉賄賂醜聞而入獄。➤scandal over對⋯的反感◇the scandals over corruption in public life公務腐敗引起的憤慨PHRASES➤the centre/center of a scandal醜聞的中心◇The apartment was paid for by the bank at the centre / center of the scandal.這套公寓是由身處醜聞中心的那家銀行付款購買的。➤a hint of scandal, a suggestion of scandal醜聞的跡象◇Until the story was published there had been no hint of scandal.這宗醜聞在公開報道之前沒有露出半點兒跡象。➤in the wake of a scandal醜聞曝光後◇In the wake of recent accounting scandals, new cases have come to light.繼最近幾宗會計醜聞之後，又有新案件曝光。

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