scandal
n
1 a disgraceful action or event
his negligence was a scandal
2 censure or outrage arising from an action or event
3 a person whose conduct causes reproach or disgrace
4 malicious talk, esp. gossip about the private lives of other people
5 (Law) a libellous action or statement
vb tr
Obsolete
7 to scandalize
(C16: from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap)
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scandalous adj
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scandalously adv
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scandalousness n