Antonyms for scandal
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : skan-dl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskæn dl |
Definition of scandal
Origin :- 1580s, "discredit caused by irreligious conduct," from Middle French scandale (12c.), from Late Latin scandalum "cause for offense, stumbling block, temptation," from Greek skandalon "a trap or snare laid for an enemy," in New Testament, metaphorically as "a stumbling block, offense;" originally "trap with a springing device," from PIE *skand- "to leap, climb" (see scan (v.); cf. also slander (n.), which is another form of the same word).
- Attested from early 13c., but the modern word likely is a reborrowing. Meaning "malicious gossip," also "shameful action or event" is from 1590s; sense of "person whose conduct is a disgrace" is from 1630s. Scandal sheet "sensational newspaper" is from 1939. Scandal-monger is from 1702.
- noun public embarrassment
- He was not by any means an ideal monk, but he was equally far from being a scandal.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- We can't afford any scandal, so we're going to settle at your own terms.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- "It is not that there will be scandal," replied Father Antoine.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- No: there should be no scandal at Long Barton,—at least not while she had to stay in it.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- We do not pretend to conceal from you the fact that we are anxious to avoid all publicity, all scandal.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- If we are to speak of scandal, I must have leave to balance my account with you.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- Make neither commotion nor scandal, and await your opportunity.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- If it had been possible, she would have concealed it like a scandal.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- But it is necessary for me, for my honor, to prevent the scandal of her inconstancy.
- Extract from : « The Middle Class Gentleman » by Moliere
- All at once I saw that I myself must bear the brunt of this scandal.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
Synonyms for scandal
- aspersion
- backbiting
- backstabbing
- belittlement
- calumny
- crime
- defamation
- depreciation
- detraction
- dirty linen
- discredit
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disparagement
- disrepute
- dynamite
- eavesdropping
- gossip
- hearsay
- idle rumor
- ignominy
- infamy
- mud
- obloquy
- opprobrium
- reproach
- rumor
- scorcher
- shame
- sin
- skeleton in closet
- slander
- tale
- talk
- turpitude
- wrongdoing
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