ESCLANDRE
\ˈɛskləndə], \ˈɛskləndə], \ˈɛ_s_k_l_ə_n_d_ə]\
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A disturbance: a scene: a row. "Scoutbush, to avoid esclandre and misery, thought it well to waive the proviso."-Kingsley.
By Daniel Lyons
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e-sklang'dr, n. notoriety: any unpleasantness. [Fr.,--L. scandalum.]
By Thomas Davidson
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