From Greek 'skandalon' (trap trigger/stumbling block) — originally a spiritual snare that caused the faithful to stumble.
An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
From Greek 'skandalon' (a trap, a stumbling block), via Latin 'scandalum.' Originally a theological term — a 'scandal' was something that caused someone to stumble in their faith, a spiritual trap laid by the devil. The moral outrage meaning came later. Key roots
A 'scandal' is a trap you trip on. Greek 'skandalon' was the trigger of a snare — the stick in a trap that the animal stumbles over, springing the mechanism. Early Christians used it for anything that made believers 'stumble' in their faith. The image is perfect: a scandal is a hidden trap that, once