scandal
nounDefinition of scandal
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: discredit brought upon religion by unseemly conduct in a religious person
b
: conduct that causes or encourages a lapse of faith or of religious obedience in another
2
: loss of or damage to reputation caused by actual or apparent violation of morality or propriety : disgrace
3a
: a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it
b
: a person whose conduct offends propriety or morality
a scandal to the profession
4
: malicious or defamatory gossip
5
: indignation, chagrin, or bewilderment brought about by a flagrant violation of morality, propriety, or religious opinion
scandal
verb
scandaled;
scandaling;
scandals
Definition of scandal (Entry 2 of 2)
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