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aspersion, attaint, bad name, bad reputation, bad repute, baseness, brand, censure, damaging report, dedecoration, defamation, degradation, disapprobation, disapproval, discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, ill repute, imputation, infamy, ingloriousness, loss of honor, loss of reputation, malicious gossip, notoriety, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame, slur, stain, stigma, taint, talk, tarnish, tarnished honor, vilification
associated concepts: defamatory reports, deformatory rumors
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defamation, discredit, disgrace, dishonor (shame), ignominy, infamy, notoriety, odium, opprobrium, shame, slander
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) An event that is considered morally wrong and causes public outrage; the outrage provoked by a shocking event.(2) Malicious gossip about a shocking event that causes public outrage; defamation or slander based on such an event; damage to reputation that results from such malicious gossip.adj.scandalous
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
См. также в других словарях:
Scandal — • A word or action evil in itself, which occasions another s spiritual ruin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scandal Scandal † … Catholic encyclopedia
scandal — UK US /ˈskændəl/ noun ► [C or U] an action or event that shocks people and makes them feel disapproval: cause/create (a) scandal »The politician s behaviour caused a scandal. a scandal breaks/erupts »When the subprime loan scandal broke, the… … Financial and business terms
scandal — SCANDÁL, scandaluri, s.n. 1. Zarvă, vâlvă produsă de o faptă reprobabilă, ruşinoasă; indignare, revoltă provocată de o asemenea faptă. ♦ Zgomot mare, gălăgie, tărăboi. ♢ expr. (fam.) A face cuiva scandal = a mustra aspru, a certa pe cineva cu… … Dicționar Român
SCANDAL — (groupe japonais) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Scandal. Scandal Pays d’origine Japon … Wikipédia en Français
Scandal — Scan dal, n. [F. scandale, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. ?, a snare laid for an enemy, a stumbling block, offense, scandal: cf. OE. scandle, OF. escandle. See {Slander}.] 1. Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scandal — «Scandal» Canción de Queen Álbum The Miracle Publicación 1989 Grabación … Wikipedia Español
Scandal — (engl. für Skandal) bezeichnet: den britischen Spielfilm Scandal des Regisseurs Michael Caton Jones von 1989 über die Ereignisse der Profumo Affäre die 1989 erschienene Single von Queen, siehe den Albumartikel The Miracle die Rockband Scandal (US … Deutsch Wikipedia
Scandal — Scan dal, v. t. 1. To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander. [R.] [1913 Webster] I do fawn on men and hug them hard And after scandal them. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To scandalize; to offend. [Obs.] Bp. Story. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scandal — (n.) 1580s, discredit caused by irreligious conduct, from M.Fr. scandale, from L.L. scandalum cause for offense, stumbling block, temptation, from Gk. skandalon a trap or snare laid for an enemy, in New Testament, metaphorically as a stumbling… … Etymology dictionary
Scandal — Scandal, so v.w. Skandal … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
