scandal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈskandəl] ~ [ˈskandl̩] ~ [ˈskän-] (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- /ˈskæːndəl/ (Australia)
- /ˈskandəl/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- /ˈskændəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈskeə̯ndəl] ~ [ˈskeə̯ndl̩] ~ [ˈskɛə̯n-] US, Canada, æ-raising
- (US) audio
- [ˈskæːndəl] ~ [ˈskæːndl̩] ~(æ-raising)[ˈskɛːn-] ~ [ˈskeːn-] (Australia)
- /ˈskændəl/ US, Canada, æ-raising
- [ˈskɛndəl] ~ [ˈskɛndl̩] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈskændəl] ~ [ˈskændl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈskɛndəl/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle French scandale (“indignation caused by misconduct or defamatory speech”), from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (“that on which one trips, cause of offense”, literally “stumbling block”), from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon, “a trap laid for an enemy, a cause of moral stumbling”), from Proto-Indo-European *skand- (“to jump”). Cognate with Latin scandō (“to climb”). First attested from Old Northern French escandle, but the modern word is a reborrowing. Doublet, via Old French esclandre, of slander. Sense evolution from "cause of stumbling, that which causes one to sin, stumbling block" to "discredit to reputation, that which brings shame, thing of disgrace" is possibly due to early influence from other similar sounding words for infamy and disgrace (compare Old English scand (“ignominity, scandal, disgraceful thing”), Old High German scanda (“ignominy, disgrace”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 (skanda, “shame, disgrace”)). See shand, shend, shonda.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
O, what a scandal is it to our crown, That two such noble peers as ye should jar!
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:Their affair was reported as a scandal by most tabloids.
Well, yes, a couple of leaks are all very well, but it takes more than that... A big scandal perhaps. A political scandal. Or a scandal about something people really understand: Sex... or money.
1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1:But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:It would not be fair to record the adventures of Father Brown, without admitting that he was once involved in a grave scandal.
1933 November, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, “The Scandal of Father Brown”, in The Scandal of Father Brown, London; Toronto, Ont.: Cassell and Company, published 1935, →OCLC, page 1:
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(countable, uncountable) Damage to one's reputation.
The incident brought considerable scandal to his family.
Such a scandal as the prosecution of a brother for forgery—with a verdict of guilty—is a most truly horrible, deplorable, fatal thing. It takes the respectability out of a family perhaps at a critical moment, when the family is just assuming the robes of respectability:[…].
1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency.
When their behaviour was made public it caused a great scandal.
- (countable, uncountable) A word or deed, lacking in rectitude in some manner, which is an occasion of the spiritual ruin of another.
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(countable, uncountable) Defamatory talk; gossip, slander.
Scandal at Barchester affirmed that had it not been for the beauty of his daughter, Mr. Harding would have remained a minor canon; but here probably Scandal lied, as she so often does; for even as a minor canon no one had been more popular among his reverend brethren in the close, than Mr. Harding; and Scandal, before she had reprobated Mr. Harding for being made precentor by his friend the bishop, had loudly blamed the bishop for having so long omitted to do something for his friend Mr. Harding.
1855, Anthony Trollope, “chapter 1”, in The Warden:According to village scandal, they weren't even married.
- (Philippines, colloquial, countable, uncountable) amateur or homemade pornography
- (Philippines, colloquial, countable, informal, uncountable) commotion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scandals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scandalize · postscandal · scandal-ridden · scandal sheet · scandalette · scandal-plagued · nonscandal · scandal of particularity · scandalmonger · scandalous · Russian scandal · scandalism · scandalise · scandalproof · scandal bag · scandalsome · prescandal
Descendants
Translations (122)
ky чатак (incident that brings disgrace) · ur اِسْکَینْڈَل (incident that brings disgrace) · nl schandaal (incident that brings disgrace) · nl geroddel (defamatory talk) · hi घोटाला (incident that brings disgrace) · fa-ira اِسْکانْدال (incident that brings disgrace) · fo gøla (incident that brings disgrace) · cs hamba (incident that brings disgrace) · ro scandal (incident that brings disgrace) · tg расвоӣ (incident that brings disgrace) · mi tarawau (defamatory talk) · jam prekeh (incident that brings disgrace) · fa-ira رُسْوایی (incident that brings disgrace) · fr esclandre (incident that brings disgrace) · arz جرسة (incident that brings disgrace) · da skandale (incident that brings disgrace) · hu botrány (incident that brings disgrace) · sv skandal (incident that brings disgrace) · mk ска́ндал (incident that brings disgrace) · az qalmaqal (incident that brings disgrace) · ja 不祥事 (incident that brings disgrace) · pt escândalo (incident that brings disgrace) · ru сканда́л (damage to one's reputation) · gl escándalo (incident that brings disgrace) · ru сканда́л (incident that brings disgrace) · el σκάνδαλο (widespread moral outrage) · mi heitara (incident that brings disgrace) · ky скандал (incident that brings disgrace) · uk сканда́л (incident that brings disgrace) · sh sȁblāzan (incident that brings disgrace) · bg злосло́вие (defamatory talk) · tg шармандагӣ (incident that brings disgrace) · be сканда́л (incident that brings disgrace) · de Skandal (incident that brings disgrace) · he שַׁעֲרוּרִיָּה (incident that brings disgrace) · ota رذالت (incident that brings disgrace) · vi vụ tai tiếng (incident that brings disgrace) · ru спле́тни (defamatory talk) · fi skandaali (incident that brings disgrace) · hi काण्ड (incident that brings disgrace) · cmn 醜聞 /丑闻 (incident that brings disgrace) · sh ска̀нда̄л (incident that brings disgrace) · sw kashfa (incident that brings disgrace) · ko 불상사 (incident that brings disgrace) · pl hańba (incident that brings disgrace) · bg сканда́л (incident that brings disgrace) · mi māteatea (incident that brings disgrace) · km រឿងអាស្រូវ (incident that brings disgrace) · it scandalo (incident that brings disgrace) · ca escàndol (incident that brings disgrace) · lt skandalas (incident that brings disgrace) · id skandal (incident that brings disgrace) · pl poruta (incident that brings disgrace) · nb skandale (incident that brings disgrace) · pl afera (incident that brings disgrace) · ja スキャンダル (incident that brings disgrace) · nl kwaadsprekerij (defamatory talk) · tr rezillik (incident that brings disgrace) · yi אַוואַנטורע (incident that brings disgrace) · ota رذالت (widespread moral outrage) · ky жанжал (incident that brings disgrace) · pl obciach (incident that brings disgrace) · tl alingasngas (incident that brings disgrace) · ota رذالت (damage to one's reputation) · th เรื่องอื้อฉาว (incident that brings disgrace) · kk шатақ (incident that brings disgrace) · uz janjal (incident that brings disgrace) · nl laster (defamatory talk) · ko 스캔들 (incident that brings disgrace) · mi tarawau (incident that brings disgrace) · pl rozróba (incident that brings disgrace) · ru злосло́вие (defamatory talk) · yi סקאַנדאַל (incident that brings disgrace) · la flāgitium (incident that brings disgrace) · sl škandal (incident that brings disgrace) · ka სკანდალი (incident that brings disgrace) · cs skandál (incident that brings disgrace) · ms skandal (incident that brings disgrace) · sq skandal (incident that brings disgrace) · cmn 醜事 /丑事 (incident that brings disgrace) · el σκάνδαλο (incident that brings disgrace) · ur گھوٹالا (incident that brings disgrace) · lv skandāls (incident that brings disgrace) · is hneyksli (incident that brings disgrace) · tl eskandalo (incident that brings disgrace) · mi pakitara (defamatory talk) · hy խայտառակություն (incident that brings disgrace) · mi pakitara (incident that brings disgrace) · es escándalo (incident that brings disgrace) · ps رسوايي (incident that brings disgrace) · bg сканда́л (damage to one's reputation) · nl schande (damage to one's reputation) · pl awantura (incident that brings disgrace) · sk škandál (incident that brings disgrace) · nl oneer (damage to one's reputation) · mi pōtinitini (defamatory talk) · pl przekręt (incident that brings disgrace) · fo skomm (incident that brings disgrace) · fr scandale (incident that brings disgrace) · tr rezalet (incident that brings disgrace) · tr skandal (incident that brings disgrace) · hy սկանդալ (incident that brings disgrace) · kk жанжал (incident that brings disgrace) · ar فَضِيحَة (incident that brings disgrace) · he שערורייה (incident that brings disgrace) · pl skandal (incident that brings disgrace) · la opprobrium (incident that brings disgrace) · et skandaal (incident that brings disgrace) · pl zadyma (incident that brings disgrace) · nl schandaal (widespread moral outrage) · ru сканда́л (widespread moral outrage) · el σκάνδαλο (damage to one's reputation) · eo skandalo (incident that brings disgrace) · tr dedikodu (defamatory talk) · tg ҷанҷол (incident that brings disgrace) · pl heca (incident that brings disgrace) · pl szwindel (incident that brings disgrace) · nl incident (incident that brings disgrace) · pl draka (incident that brings disgrace) · sh skàndāl (incident that brings disgrace) · vi vụ bê bối (incident that brings disgrace) · sh са̏бла̄зан (incident that brings disgrace)