English noun: scandal | |||
| 1. | scandal (communication) disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people | ||
| Synonyms | dirt, malicious gossip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comment, gossip, scuttlebutt | ||
| 2. | scandal (event) a disgraceful event | ||
| Synonyms | outrage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trouble | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard | ||
| Instance hyponym | Teapot Dome, Teapot Dome scandal, Watergate, Watergate scandal | ||