scandal

[1]	shame , dirt , malicious gossip , disgrace , embarrassment , sin , outrage
[2]	discredit , outrage , damage , calumny , ignominy , obloquy , dishonour , degradation , disrepute , infamy
[3]	slander , libel , aspersion , innuendo , insinuation , abuse , dirt , defilement , defamation , slur , smear , taint , blemish , spot , stigma , smirch , black mark/spot , blot (on the escutcheon) , (badge of) infamy , skeleton in the cupboard , (Brit) blot on one's copybook