noun
Meaning 1
The spreading of salacious gossip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scandalmongering
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
typical of tabloids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal
- yellow press
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sensationalistic, yellow(a)
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
spreading malicious gossip
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: gossiping, gossipmongering
History
Etymology
From scandalmonger + -ing.