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

ANTONYMS FOR scandal

4 honor, praise.

OTHER WORDS FROM scandal

min·i·scan·dal, noun su·per·scan·dal, noun

Words nearby scandal

scamto, scan, scan., scand, scand., scandal, scandal sheet, scandalize, scandalmonger, scandalous, scandaroon

British Dictionary definitions for scandaling

scandal
/ (ˈskændəl) /

noun

verb (tr) obsolete

to disgrace
to scandalize

Derived forms of scandal

scandalous, adjective scandalously, adverb scandalousness, noun

Word Origin for scandal

C16: from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap