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Webster 1913 Edition
Scandal
Scan′dal
,Noun.
[F.
scandale
, fr. L. scandalum
, Gr. [GREEK], 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.
O, what a
That two such noble peers as ye should jar!
scandal
is it to our crown,That two such noble peers as ye should jar!
Shakespeare
[I] have brought
To Israel, diffidence of God, and doubt
In feeble hearts.
scandal
To Israel, diffidence of God, and doubt
In feeble hearts.
Milton.
2.
Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.
You must not put another
scandal
on him. Shakespeare
My known virtue is from
scandal
free. Dryden.
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.
Syn. – Defamation; detraction; slander; calumny; opprobrium; reproach; shame; disgrace.
Scan′dal
,Verb.
T.
1.
To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander.
[R.]
I do fawn on men and hug them hard
And after
And after
scandal
them. Shakespeare
2.
To scandalize; to offend.
[Obs.]
Bp. Story.
Syn. – To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate; asperse; vilify; disgrace.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scandal
SCAN'DAL
,Noun.
1.
Offense given by the faults of another.His lustful orgies he enlarg'd even to the hill of scandal.
[In this sense, we now generally use offense.]
2.
Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory speech or report; something uttered which is false and injurious to reputation.My known virtue is from scandal free.
3.
Shame; reproach; disgrace. Such is the perverted state of the human mind that some of the most heinous crimes bring little scandal upon the offender.SCAN'DAL
,Verb.
T.
1.
To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to blacken character.I do fawn on men, and hug them hard, and after scandal them. [Little used.]
2.
To scandalize; to offend. [Not used.]