scandal — OAT

scandal

noun

1 he was forced out of office because of a sex scandal:

outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous behavior, immoral behavior, unethical behavior, discreditable behavior, shocking incident/series of events, impropriety, misconduct, wrongdoing;

offense, transgression, crime, sin;

British skeleton in the cupboard;

North American skeleton in the closet;

informal business, affair, -gate.

2 unmarried motherhood at that time was fraught with scandal:

shame, dishonor, disgrace, disrepute, discredit, infamy, ignominy, embarrassment;

odium, opprobrium, censure, obloquy;

stigma.

3 it's a scandal that the disease is not yet being adequately treated:

disgrace, outrage, injustice;

shame, pity, crying shame;

affront, insult, reproach.

4 you know what scandals were spread about me:

malicious gossip, malicious rumor (s), slander, libel, scandalmongering, calumny, defamation, aspersions, muckraking, smear campaign;

informal dirt.