scandal

scan|dal [ `skændl ] noun **

1. ) count or uncount a situation in which important people behave in a dishonest or immoral way that shocks people:

a sex scandal

The company has been damaged by a series of financial scandals.

a scandal breaks (=suddenly becomes known): When the scandal broke, many people called for the President's impeachment.

a hint of scandal (=a suggestion that a scandal may exist): Any further hint of scandal and he'll be forced to resign.

a ) uncount talk or reports in the newspapers or on television about shocking events involving important people:

He was tired of the endless stream of scandal offered by the tabloid press.

2. ) singular a situation that shocks you and makes you angry, especially one that you think someone in authority should change:

scandal of: The government has failed to deal with the scandal of homelessness.

it's a scandal that: It's a scandal that companies can charge so much for phone calls.