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scandal

/ˈskeə̯ndəl/noun2 syllables

Scandal means: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people.

Synonyms for scandal3

noun, as in disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

dirt, malicious gossip

noun, as in a disgraceful event

outrage

What does scandal mean?2

noun

1

disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

2

a disgraceful event

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scandal?2

two syllables

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Scandal in a sentence

  • A few years ago, there was a huge scandal.Hybrid
  • A few years ago, there was a huge scandal at my school.Hybrid
  • At the present moment, not all consequences of the scandal are foreseeable.tinowls
  • Since the scandal, our sales have been plummeting.megamanenm
  • Although the company tried to hush it up, the internal harassment scandal made headlines.bekindtoall
  • Even under a deluge of scandal, the shameless politician would not abnegate their post.Auride
  • One bethinks that they have heard enough of royalty, but yet another scandal arises.Eccles17
  • Whenever there's a scandal, reporters come out of the woodwork.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of scandal

as a noun

plural
scandals