scandal
[ skan-dl ]
/ ˈskæn dl /
noun
verb (used with object), scan·daled, scan·dal·ing or (especially British) scan·dalled, scan·dal·ling.
British Dialect.
to defame (someone) by spreading scandal.
Obsolete.
to disgrace.
Origin of scandal
1175–1225; < Late Latin
scandalum < Late Greek
skándalon snare, cause of moral stumbling; replacing Middle English
scandle < Old French (north)
escandle < Late Latin, as above
SYNONYMS FOR scandal
OTHER WORDS FROM scandal
min·i·scan·dal, noun su·per·scan·dal, nounWords nearby scandal
scamto,
scan,
scan.,
scand,
scand.,
scandal,
scandal sheet,
scandalize,
scandalmonger,
scandalous,
scandaroon
Example sentences from the Web for scandal
British Dictionary definitions for scandal
scandal
/ (ˈskændəl) /
noun
verb (tr) obsolete
to disgrace
to scandalize
Derived forms of scandal
scandalous, adjective scandalously, adverb scandalousness, nounWord Origin for scandal
C16: from Late Latin
scandalum stumbling block, from Greek
skandalon a trap