Meaning | A disgraceful event. |
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Synonym | outrage |
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Instances | Teapot Dome, Teapot Dome scandal | A government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased / leased to a private oil company in 1921 |
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Watergate, Watergate scandal | A political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice |
Narrower | skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard | A scandal that is kept secret |
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Broader | trouble | An event causing distress / distress or pain |
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Spanish | escándalo |
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Catalan | escàndol |
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Adjectives | scandalous | giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation |
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Verbs | scandalize, scandalise | strike with disgust or revulsion |
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