scandal
B2UK /ˈskændl/US /ˈskændl/
Meaning
noun
behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger
“a series of sex scandals”
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“the entire Wikipedia page of the Nancy Kerrigan/ Tonya Harding scandal, because I just remembered that that happened.”
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