Scandal

Scandal

A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages (or tries to damage) the reputation of an institution, individual or creed. A scandal may be based on true or false allegations or a mixture of both.

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Famous quotes containing the word scandal:

    “In London, love and scandal are considered the best sweeteners of tea.”
    —John Osborne (1929–1994)

    “There’s no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.”
    —George Farquhar (1678–1707)

    “The day the world ends, no one will be there, just as no one was there when it began. This is a scandal. Such a scandal for the human race that it is indeed capable collectively, out of spite, of hastening the end of the world by all means just so it can enjoy the show.”
    —Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)