Meaning of "scandal" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCANDAL

From Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCANDAL

scandal  [ˈskændəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCANDAL

Scandal is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scandal in English.

WHAT DOES SCANDAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scandal

A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed. A scandal may be based on true or false allegations or a mixture of both. From the Greek σκάνδαλον, a trap or stumbling-block, the metaphor is that wrong conduct can impede or "trip" people's trust or faith. Some scandals are broken by whistleblowers who reveal wrongdoing within organizations or groups, such as Deep Throat during the 1970s Watergate scandal. Sometimes an attempt to cover up a possible scandal ignites a greater scandal when the cover-up fails.

Definition of scandal in the English dictionary

The first definition of scandal in the dictionary is a disgraceful action or event. Other definition of scandal is censure or outrage arising from an action or event. Scandal is also a person whose conduct causes reproach or disgrace.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCANDAL

PRESENT

Present

I scandal

you scandal

he/she/it scandals

we scandal

you scandal

they scandal

Present continuous

I am scandaling

you are scandaling

he/she/it is scandaling

we are scandaling

you are scandaling

they are scandaling

Present perfect

I have scandaled

you have scandaled

he/she/it has scandaled

we have scandaled

you have scandaled

they have scandaled

Present perfect continuous

I have been scandaling

you have been scandaling

he/she/it has been scandaling

we have been scandaling

you have been scandaling

they have been scandaling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I scandaled

you scandaled

he/she/it scandaled

we scandaled

you scandaled

they scandaled

Past continuous

I was scandaling

you were scandaling

he/she/it was scandaling

we were scandaling

you were scandaling

they were scandaling

Past perfect

I had scandaled

you had scandaled

he/she/it had scandaled

we had scandaled

you had scandaled

they had scandaled

Past perfect continuous

I had been scandaling

you had been scandaling

he/she/it had been scandaling

we had been scandaling

you had been scandaling

they had been scandaling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will scandal

you will scandal

he/she/it will scandal

we will scandal

you will scandal

they will scandal

Future continuous

I will be scandaling

you will be scandaling

he/she/it will be scandaling

we will be scandaling

you will be scandaling

they will be scandaling

Future perfect

I will have scandaled

you will have scandaled

he/she/it will have scandaled

we will have scandaled

you will have scandaled

they will have scandaled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been scandaling

you will have been scandaling

he/she/it will have been scandaling

we will have been scandaling

you will have been scandaling

they will have been scandaling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would scandal

you would scandal

he/she/it would scandal

we would scandal

you would scandal

they would scandal

Conditional continuous

I would be scandaling

you would be scandaling

he/she/it would be scandaling

we would be scandaling

you would be scandaling

they would be scandaling

Conditional perfect

I would have scandal

you would have scandal

he/she/it would have scandal

we would have scandal

you would have scandal

they would have scandal

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been scandaling

you would have been scandaling

he/she/it would have been scandaling

we would have been scandaling

you would have been scandaling

they would have been scandaling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you scandal
we let´s scandal
you scandal

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to scandal

Past participle

scandaled

Present Participle

scandaling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SCANDAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scandal» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of scandal

aspersion · backbiting · calumny · crime · defamation · dirt · dirty linen · disgrace · embarrassment · goss · gossip · ignominy · infamy · injustice · insult · misconduct · obloquy · offence · opprobrium · outrage · shame · sin · skeleton in the cupboard · slander · stigma · talk · tattle · wrongdoing

TRANSLATION OF SCANDAL

Find out the translation of scandal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of scandal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scandal» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 丑闻
• Translator English - Spanish: escándalo
• English: scandal
• Translator English - Hindi: घोटाले
• Translator English - Arabic: فَضِيحَة
• Translator English - Russian: скандал
• Translator English - Portuguese: escândalo
• Translator English - Bengali: কলঙ্ক
• Translator English - French: scandale
• Translator English - Malay: Skandal
• Translator English - German: Skandal
• Translator English - Japanese: スキャンダル
• Translator English - Korean: 추문
• Translator English - Javanese: Skandal
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vụ bê bối
• Translator English - Tamil: ஊழல்
• Translator English - Marathi: लफडे
• Translator English - Turkish: skandal
• Translator English - Italian: scandalo
• Translator English - Polish: skandal
• Translator English - Ukrainian: скандал
• Translator English - Romanian: scandal
• Translator English - Greek: σκάνδαλο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skandaal
• Translator English - Swedish: skandal
• Translator English - Norwegian: skandale

10 QUOTES WITH «SCANDAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scandal.

1

Saint Ambrose

When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but in Milan I do not. Do you also follow the custom of whatever church you attend, if you do not want to give or receive scandal.

2

Julianna Baggott

I am deeply Catholic and always will be, but I'm no longer a member of the church. I left in 2003 because of the sex abuse scandal.

3

Ginny Brown-Waite

The United Nations is a mess, riddled with scandals. In fact, the U.N. itself is a scandal.

4

Robert Cecil

Virtue consisted in avoiding scandal and venereal disease.

5

Chris Chocola

The Iraqi Free Press, which did not exist 18 months ago because there was no such thing as the Iraqi Free Press, broke a story about the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal, which could potentially turn out to be the largest scandal in history.

6

John Clute

Science fiction offers an intensely bracing angle of view for writers to adopt, especially in a time of constant innovation and crisis, and it is a scandal that in 1999 so many writers have written it and continue to write it in obscurity.

7

William Congreve

They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.

8

Jessica Cutler

They'll totally hire me if I say I got fired from my job on the Hill because of a sex scandal.

9

Bill Dedman

William Andrews Clark was caught in a bribery scandal during a campaign for the U.S. Senate - he was said to describe the Montana legislators this way: 'I never bought a man who wasn't for sale.'

10

Hector Elizondo

I've dodged bullets but there's no scandal in my life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCANDAL»

Discover the use of scandal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scandal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Scandal

After her harrowing kidnapping, Reed returns to Easton to find the worst thing she can think of—Billings has been torn down.

Kate Brian, 2010

Scandal: The Sexual Politics of the British Constitution

Wilkes,. Sexuality,. and. Liberty: How. Scandal. Transforms. Politics. n 1763, rumors circulated that George III's mother had instructed him to appoint her lover, the Scottish Lord Bute, as his prime minister. The ru- ...

Anna Clark, 2013

The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Reading this book, one wonders if the evangelical movement has pandered so much to American culture and tried to be so popular only to lose not only it's mind but it's soul as well.

Mark A. Noll, 1995

The Scandal of Empire: India and the creation of imperial ...

The Scandal of Empire reveals that the conquests and exploitations of the East India Company were critical to England's development in the eighteenth century and beyond.

Nicholas B Dirks, 2009

Power of Scandal: Semiotic and Pragmatic in Mass Media

Are there events that are inherently scandalous? Power of Scandal finds that the very idea of 'scandal' is derived not from an event but from public opinion û which, in turn, is constructed by media narratives.

Johannes Ehrat, 2011

The Scandal of the State: Women, Law, and Citizenship in ...

Her ultimate indictment of the realities of the Indian state is biting and utterly persuasive. This is a brilliant, pathbreaking book."--Bruce Robbins, author of "Feeling Global: Internationalism in Distress"

Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, 2003

Political Scandal: Power and Visability in the Media Age

What are the social and political consequences of the preoccupation with political scandal in the public domain? In this major new book Thompson develops a systematic and wide-ranging analysis of the phenomenon of political scandal.

John B. Thompson, 2013

The Book of Scandal

But when he hears gossip that his estranged wife, Evelyn, is about to be named in The Book of Scandal, he has no choice but to remove her from London to protect her and himself from charges of treason -- even if it calls for abduction!

Julia London, 2008

Scandal: How "Gotcha" Politics Is Destroying America

An intriguing look at scandals throughout U.S. history examines how modern-day incidents are harming American culture as a whole, speaking out on how the culture of scandal becomes a weapon used by both the left and the right and calls for ...

Lanny Davis, 2007

Scandal: A Scurrilous History of Gossip, 1700-2000

"This is the first book to relate the history of gossip in both the British and American press over the past three centuries.

Roger Wilkes, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCANDAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scandal is used in the context of the following news items.

Toshiba chief executive resigns over scandal

Toshiba's chief executive and president Hisao Tanaka has resigned after the company said it had overstated its profits for the past six years. He will be ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

George Washington Bridge Scandal: What You Need to Know

A. One of the biggest questions when the United States attorney's office began investigating the bridge scandal was whether it was possible to find a federal ... «New York Times, May 15»

Prison time for some Atlanta school educators in cheating scandal

(CNN) There was nothing routine about a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Atlanta that wrote the final legal chapter of one of the most massive school cheating ... «CNN, Apr 15»

Atlanta schools cheating scandal: 11 of 12 defendants convicted

(CNN) All but one of 12 defendants charged with racketeering and other crimes in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal were convicted Wednesday. «CNN, Apr 15»

Oregon's juicy governor/girlfriend scandal: Why the media yawned

If there are scandals involving Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner, even the state Senate leader Sheldon Silver, the rest of the country hears about it. Maybe a scandal ... «Fox News, Feb 15»

NCAA May Restore Penn State Wins Removed Over Jerry Sandusky …

The organization also imposed punishments against Penn State's athletics program due to the scandal, including a $60 million fine, a reduction of the school's ... «Newsweek, Jan 15»

Report Says UNC Grade-Boosting Scandal Involved Fake Classes

Fake classes, inflated grades and one academic department that facilitated it all. Those are all detailed in a newly released report on grade-fixing at the ... «NPR, Oct 14»

China food scandal hits McDonald's, KFC

A new food scandal has erupted in China, threatening to tarnish the reputations of McDonald's, Starbucks and Yum Brands. An American-owned meat factory ... «CNNMoney, Jul 14»

Phone-Hacking Scandal That Rocked News Corp.: Timeline

June 25 (Bloomberg) -- The phone-hacking scandal at News Corp.'s U.K. newspapers simmered for nearly five years before erupting on the national scene in ... «Bloomberg, Jun 14»

VA scandal exposes greedy socialism: Column

So Secretary Eric Shinseki is now ex-secretary Shinseki, and cleaning up the Department of Veterans Affairs' health care mess will now be someone else's job. «USA TODAY, Jun 14»