Scandal
/ˈskændəl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters
Definition of 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."
- Damage to one's reputation.
"The incident brought considerable scandal to his family."
- Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency.
"When their behaviour was made public it caused a great scandal."
- Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit.
- Something which hinders acceptance of religious ideas or behaviour; a stumbling-block or offense.
verb
- To treat opprobriously; to defame; to slander.
- To scandalize; to offend.
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