Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A situation that becomes publicly known and causes damage to someone's reputation due to perceived wrongdoing.
Scandal
/ˈskændl/Synonyms:
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Examples:
They gossiped about upcoming marriages and recent scandals.
'What is your opinion on the scandal about Mrs Graham?
The scandal, maybe, even.
Etymology:
Late Middle English: from Old French scandale, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum meaning cause of offense, based on Greek skandalon, meaning snare or stumbling block.
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