scandal
nounDivide scandal into syllables:
scan · dal
How to pronounce scandal:
Definition of scandal:
- scandal (noun):
- a disgraceful action or event
- disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people.
- a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it
Synonyms for scandal:
crimesinreflectiondirtmisconductgossipdisgraceoffenceoutragestainShow 4 more
Antonyms for scandal:
standingexaltationadulationanonymitynicetydignityelevationprestigemeritkindnessShow 15 more
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