scandal
/ˈskan-dᵊl/
noun
a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it
a person whose conduct offends propriety or morality
loss of or damage to reputation caused by actual or apparent violation of morality or propriety : disgrace
a scandal to the profession
verb
defame, slander
disgrace
noun
a newspaper or periodical dealing to a large extent in scandal and gossip