scandalmongering

noun

The spreading of salacious gossip.

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sensationalisticyellowsensational
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Meanings

nounscandalmongering (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe spreading of salacious gossip.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetypical of tabloids

Similar
sensationalisticyellowsensational
Also see
scandalmongingsensationalsensationalisticyellow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From scandalmonger + -ing.

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APA

scandalmongering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scandalmongering

MLA

“scandalmongering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scandalmongering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scandalmongering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scandalmongering.

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