醜 聞(しゅうぶん)

しゅうぶん

noun

scandal; disgrace

1. scandal; disgrace

An event or revelation that damages someone's reputation, especially in public life. A formal, literary equivalent of the loanword スキャンダル.

政治家(せいじか)の醜聞(しゅうぶん)が報(ほう)じられた。

A politician's scandal was reported.

醜聞(しゅうぶん)が相次(あいつ)ぎ、党(とう)の支持率(しじりつ)が急落(きゅうらく)した。

Scandals came one after another, and the party's approval rating plummeted.

あの企業(きぎょう)は醜聞(しゅうぶん)にまみれて、ついに倒産(とうさん)に追(お)い込(こ)まれた。

That company was mired in scandals and was eventually driven into bankruptcy.

USAGE:
醜聞(しゅうぶん) is a formal, written-style word. In everyday conversation, スキャンダル is more commonly used. 醜聞(しゅうぶん) appears in news articles, literary works, and formal speech.

ETYMOLOGY:
Composed of 醜(しゅう) (ugly) and 聞(ぶん) (news, report) — literally "ugly news."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

醜聞(しゅうぶん)が発覚(はっかく)する (a scandal comes to light)
醜聞(しゅうぶん)にまみれる (to be mired in scandal)
醜聞(しゅうぶん)を暴(あば)く (to expose a scandal)

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