English dictionary



Hint: Wildcards can be used multiple times in a query.

English noun: scandal

1. scandal (communication) disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people


Synonymsdirt, malicious gossip


Broader (hypernym)comment, gossip, scuttlebutt

2. scandal (event) a disgraceful event


Synonymsoutrage


Broader (hypernym)trouble


Narrower (hyponym)skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard


Instance hyponymTeapot Dome, Teapot Dome scandal, Watergate, Watergate scandal









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk