Etymology · Ecclesiastical Latin
scandalum
3 English words descend from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum, most common first.
- scandalAn incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
- slanderA false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
- scandalousOf a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.