scandal
noun
1. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
Similar word(s): dirt
Definition categories: communication, comment, gossip, scuttlebutt
2. a disgraceful event
Similar word(s): outrage
Definition categories: event, trouble
Sentences with scandal as a noun:
- Their affair was reported as a scandal by most tabloids.
- The incident brought considerable scandal to his family.
- When their behaviour was made public it caused a great scandal.
- According to village scandal, they weren't even married.
verb
1. (obsolete) To treat opprobriously; to defame; to slander.
2. (obsolete) To scandalize; to offend.