scandal

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Noun scandal has 2 senses

scandal, dirt, malicious gossip - disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
--₁ is a kind of gossip, comment, scuttlebutt

Derived forms: verb scandalize₁, verb scandalise₁
scandal, outrage - a disgraceful event
--₂ is a kind of trouble
--₂ has particulars:
skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard; Teapot Dome, Teapot Dome scandal; Watergate, Watergate scandal

Derived forms: verb scandalize₁, verb scandalise₁

scamperring scampers scampi scampo scamps scams scan scanable scandal scandalisation scandalise scandalization scandalize scandalizing scandalmonger scandalmongering scandalous

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