English-Italian translations for scandal

• scandalo
  E' uno scandalo che deve cessare. This is a scandal, and this scandal must stop.
  Non esiste nessuno scandalo in Bulgaria. No such scandal exists in Bulgaria.
  E questo è un altro scandalo – uno scandalo, stavolta, per la politica europea. That is another scandal, this time a scandal for European politics.

Definition of scandal

• An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved
• Damage to one's reputation
• Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency
• Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit
• Defamatory talk; gossip, slander
• To treat opprobriously; to defame; to slander
• To scandalize; to offend

Examples

• Their affair was reported as a scandal by most tabloids
• The incident brought considerable scandal to his family
• When their behaviour was made public it caused a great scandal
• According to village scandal, they werent even married

Related words

• scandalous
• scandalize
• scandalised
• scandalized
• scandalmonger
• scandalously
• scandalise
• scandal sheet
• bugging scandal