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Scandal \Scan"dal\, v. t.
1. To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce;
to slander. [R.]
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I do fawn on men and hug them hard
And after scandal them. --Shak.
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2. To scandalize; to offend. [Obs.] --Bp. Story.
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Syn: To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate;
asperse; vilify; disgrace.
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Scandal \Scan"dal\, n. [F. scandale, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. ?, a
snare laid for an enemy, a stumbling block, offense, scandal:
cf. OE. scandle, OF. escandle. See {Slander}.]
1. Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation
called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal,
heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace.
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O, what a scandal is it to our crown,
That two such noble peers as ye should jar! --Shak.
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[I] have brought scandal
To Israel, diffidence of God, and doubt
In feeble hearts. --Milton.
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2. Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory
talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.
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You must not put another scandal on him. --Shak.
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My known virtue is from scandal free. --Dryden.
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3. (Equity) Anything alleged in pleading which is
impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which
derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to
good manners. --Daniell.
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Syn: Defamation; detraction; slander; calumny; opprobrium;
reproach; shame; disgrace.
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