スキャンダルsukyandaru

1. nounscandal
   奴やつが俺おれをわなにはめてスキャンダルにおとしいれた。↗

   He set me up for the scandal.

• Synonym不祥事ふしょうじWrittenWritten word for improper acts (violations, misconduct) by firms, agencies or people; 「スキャンダル」 stresses reputation-damaging events or rumors, including love affairs.
• Synonym醜聞しゅうぶんWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese word for a scandal, used far less often; in everyday speech 「スキャンダル」 is the usual choice.
• Related汚職おしょくWrittenWritten word for corruption — public officials abusing their posts for bribes or graft; 「スキャンダル」 is broader, covering private-life and romantic scandals too.
• Related不正事件ふせいじけんWrittenWritten word for cases of illegal wrongdoing or fraud, such as bribery; 「スキャンダル」 also covers love affairs and other private matters.
• Related汚行おこうWrittenWritten word for shameful conduct, very rare; 「スキャンダル」 refers to a scandal that has come to light.
• Antonym美談びだんWrittenWritten word for a moving tale of admirable good deeds — the opposite of 「スキャンダル」 in whether the story reflects well or badly.

The default is 「スキャンダル」 for reputation-damaging scandals, including love affairs. For improper acts use 「不祥事」, for official corruption 「汚職」, for illegal cases 「不正事件」. 「醜聞」 and 「汚行」 are rare written words; 「美談」 is the opposite, an admirable tale.

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1. 社会的しゃかいてき地位ちいのある人ひとの名声めいせいを汚けがすような事件じけんや噂うわさ。