scandal

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	comment, gossip, scuttlebutt,
definition	:	a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people (noun.communication)

2. a disgraceful event (noun.event)

hypernym	:	trouble,
definition	:	an event causing distress or pain (noun.event)

hyponym	:	skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard,
definition	:	a scandal that is kept secret (noun.event)

instance hyponym	:	teapot dome, teapot dome scandal,
definition	:	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 (noun.event)

instance hyponym	:	watergate, watergate scandal,
definition	:	a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 (noun.event)

3. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people (noun.communication)

derivation	:	appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock, appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock,
definition	:	strike with disgust or revulsion (verb.emotion)

4. a disgraceful event (noun.event)

derivation	:	disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking,
definition	:	giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation (adj.all)

derivation	:	hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous,
definition	:	grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror (adj.all)

5. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people (noun.communication)

derivation	:	appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock, appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock,
definition	:	strike with disgust or revulsion (verb.emotion)

6. a disgraceful event (noun.event)

derivation	:	disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking,
definition	:	giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation (adj.all)

derivation	:	hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous,
definition	:	grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror (adj.all)