einen Skandal erregen

to stir up a scandal through one's behavior

Türkçe: skandal yaratmak

Noun

Skandal m.

Verb

erregen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der berühmte Schauspieler erregte mit seinen Aussagen einen Skandal.

How it is used

Means to stir up a scandal through one's behavior. Neutral register. Use when a politician's affair causes public uproar. Slightly less common than 'auslösen'; implies the person is the cause.

Other verbs that go with Skandal

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• einen Skandal auslösento trigger a scandal

All collocations with Skandal

Other collocations built on erregen

• Abscheu erregento arouse disgust
• jds. Ärger erregento provoke someone's anger
• Anstoß erregento cause offense
• den Argwohn erregento arouse suspicion
• jds. Aufmerksamkeit erregento attract someone's attention
• Aufsehen erregento cause a stir
• Besorgnis erregento cause concern/raise worry
• jds. Bewunderung erregento arouse admiration