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Meaning
Noun
●
An
incident
or
event
that
disgraces
or
damages
the
reputation
of the
persons
or organization involved.
●
Damage to
one's
reputation.
●
Widespread
moral
outrage
,
indignation
, as over an
offence
to decency.
●
In Theology:
Religious
discredit
; an
act
or
behaviour
which
brings
a
religion
into
discredit
.
●
In Theology:
Something which
hinders
acceptance
of
religious
ideas
or
behaviour
; a
stumbling-block
or offense.
●
Defamatory
talk
;
gossip
, slander.
●
In Biology, Pathology & Taxonomy:
Ellipsis of SCANDAL
taxon
.; a
species
or
taxon
which
speciated
due to the SCANDAL process.
●
In Biology, Pathology & Taxonomy:
Ellipsis of SCANDAL process.; the
mechanism
for
speciation
through
cancer
cells becoming
independent
of the
originating
creature
, and
living
on.
Verb
●
To
treat
opprobriously
; to
defame
; to slander.
●
To
scandalize
; to offend.
Phrase
●
In Biology, Pathology & Taxonomy:
Acronym of
speciated
by
cancer
development animals.
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Origin
scandal
English
scandale
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
scandalum
Latin
σκάνδαλον
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Fiasco
Controversy
Debacle
Furore
Kerfuffle
Brouhaha
Incident
Crisis
Affair
Scam
Fraud
Imbroglio
Coverup
Conspiracy
Fracas
Disaster
Allegations
Tragedy
Lawsuit
Corruption
Controversies
Saga
Case
Outrage
Epidemic
Breach
Situation
Accusations
Gaffe
Dilemma
Accusation
Dispute
Hack
Story
Accident
Issue
Deal
Dustup
Watergate
Enron
Hoax
War
Catastrophe
Event
Problem
Allegation
Crackdown
Crash
Conflict
Campaign
Media Circus
Court Case
Witch Hunt
Financial Crisis
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Rhymes
Sandal
Candle
Vandal
Handle
Scandal
Brandle
Behandle
Crandall
Outhandle
Overhandle
File Handle
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