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# scandal

noun (a scandal, scandals; scandal, uncountable)

«scandal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A scandal is something wrong or shameful that people find out about and are shocked by, such as a famous person lying or cheating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#m1)
2. Scandal is talk and gossip about such things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#m2)
3. (informal) "It's a scandal" means something is very unfair or wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#m3)

### In the lessons

Very common in news, tabloids and gossip. In media lessons, children learn that a scandal is often reported loudly and some details may be rumours. Phrases: «cause a scandal», «a political scandal», «a scandal broke», «caught up in a scandal», «It's a scandal that…».

### Examples

- The scandal was on the front page of every newspaper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#x1)
- The footballer was caught up in a cheating scandal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#x2)
- It's a scandal that the park has no toilets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#x3)
- The minister lost her job after the scandal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#x4)
- Tabloids love scandal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#x5)
- The village was buzzing with scandal about the missing cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#x6)
- When the scandal broke, the singer said sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#x7)
- For fear of scandal he kept the matter quiet and searched everywhere he could think of, but all to no purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/#x8)

### Note

Countable for one event («two scandals»), uncountable for gossip in general («full of scandal»). Adjective: scandalous; verb: scandalise/scandalize (shock). Not every rumour is a true scandal; check the facts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scandal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scandal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scandal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scandal.html) on Mova free.