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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesscandale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: skãdal
"Ce scandale a secoué le gouvernement."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
"A massive political scandal forced the minister to resign from office." - 2
Damage to reputation caused by public disclosure of scandalous behavior.
"She tried to avoid the scandal surrounding her family's business ventures."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin scandalum, meaning 'stumbling block' or 'offense', which came from the Ancient Greek skandalon. Over centuries through Old French escandle, the meaning shifted from a cause of moral tripping to public outrage and disgrace.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scandal" is said worldwide
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scandale
Transliteration: skãdal
"Ce scandale a secoué le gouvernement."
Skandal
Transliteration: skanˈdaːl
"Der Skandal erschütterte das Unternehmen."
scandalo
Transliteration: skandalo
"Lo scandalo giornalistico ha rivelato la verità."
escándalo
Transliteration: esˈkandalo
"El escándalo político afectó las elecciones."
escândalo
Transliteration: esˈkãdalu
"O escândalo foi capa de todos os jornais."
घोटाला
Transliteration: ghotāla
"इस घोटाले ने पूरे देश को चौंका दिया।"
丑闻
Transliteration: chǒu wén
"这起政治丑闻引起了公众的愤怒。"
스캔들
Transliteration: seukeandeul
"그 스캔들은 정치인의 사퇴로 이어졌다."
スキャンダル
Transliteration: sukyandaru
"そのスキャンダルで世間は大騒ぎになった。"
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