| Pronunciation: | | 'skandl
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| Matching Terms: | | scandalisation, scandalise, scandalization, scandalize, scandalmonger, scandalmongering, scandalous, scandalously, scandalousness, scandalum magnatum
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- [n] disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
- [n] a disgraceful event
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| | Synonyms: | | dirt, malicious gossip, outrage |
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| | See Also: | | comment, gossip, scuttlebutt, trouble, Watergate, Watergate scandal |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Scan"dal\, v. t.
1. To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce;
to slander. [R.]
I do fawn on men and hug them hard And after scandal
them. --Shak.
2. To scandalize; to offend. [Obs.] --Bp. Story.
Syn: To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate;
asperse; vilify; disgrace.
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