Translation
scandal, outrage, scene
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Word origin
From Latin scandalum ('stumbling block, cause of offence'), from Greek skandalon. English 'scandal' and 'slander' both descend from it.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- skandalon
- English cognates
- scandal, slander
Grammar
Examples
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The scandal made the front pages.
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These scandals brought the government down.
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She left the room to avoid a scene.
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He has been crying foul for a week.
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This film caused a real outrage.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 11: scandale, timide, précisément and 7 more words.