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Definition: Meaning of, scandal in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈskand(ə)l /

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  1. [countable] an event in which someone, especially someone important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people
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  2. [uncountable] talk about dishonest or immoral things that famous or important people are believed to have done
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  3. be a scandal British English spoken to be very shocking or unacceptable
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  • Teapot Dome scandal (noun)
    1. a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration
  • Watergate scandal (noun)
    1. a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
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