scandal

Noun
  1. Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people (synset 107238471)
    is a type of: comment, gossip, scuttlebutt - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
    same as: dirt, malicious gossip
  2. A disgraceful event (synset 107320870)
    is a type of: trouble - an event causing distress or pain
    subtypes: skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard - a scandal that is kept secret
    specific instances:
    • teapot dome, teapot dome scandal - 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, watergate scandal - a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
    same as: outrage

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