Meaning

• An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.

  "Their affair was reported as a scandal by most tabloids."

• Damage to one's reputation.

  "The incident brought considerable scandal to his family."

• Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency.

  "When their behaviour was made public it caused a great scandal."

• Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit.

• Something which hinders acceptance of religious ideas or behaviour; a stumbling-block or offense.

• Defamatory talk; gossip, slander.

  "According to village scandal, they weren't even married."

Meaning

• To treat opprobriously; to defame; to slander.

• To scandalize; to offend.