scandal
- noun (n)
Meaning: public embarrassment
Synonyms:
aspersion
backbiting
backstabbing
belittlement
calumny
crime
defamation
depreciation
detraction
dirty linen
discredit
disgrace
dishonor
disparagement
disrepute
dynamite
eavesdropping
gossip
hearsay
idle rumor
ignominy
infamy
mud
obloquy
opprobrium
reproach
rumor
scorcher
shame
sin
skeleton in closet
slander
tale
talk
turpitude
wrongdoing
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