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nonscandal

nonscandal noun: an incident that is not a scandal.

Noun

nonscandal (plural nonscandals)

  1. An incident that is not a scandal.
    • Little controversy followed, however, and the memory all but disappeared after Ms. Hill’s nonscandal — mouthing an angry “What?!” when a competitor won a prize — at the Country Music Association Awards six months later.2007 July 6, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times

Forms of nonscandal

pluralnonscandals

Origin of nonscandal

From non- + scandal.

Questions about nonscandal

What does nonscandal mean?
Nonscandal means an incident that is not a scandal.
What part of speech is nonscandal?
Nonscandal is a noun.
What is the plural of nonscandal?
The plural of nonscandal is nonscandals.

Words near nonscandal in the dictionary

  1. nonscalding
  2. nonscaleable
  3. nonscaled
  4. nonscaling
  5. nonscaly
  6. nonscandal
  7. nonscandalous
  8. nonscandals
  9. nonscannable
  10. nonscanned
  11. nonscanning

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