醜聞(しゅうぶん)

しゅうぶん
noun
scandal; disgrace
formalwritten
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

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