as in offence
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion
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Recent Examples of indiscretion
That’s a time when the super rich ruled, when women’s choices were limited to homemaking and looking the other way at their husband’s indiscretions, both financial and social, and when women who refused to submit to those men were shunned.
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Joan Michelson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Some follow-up communication, apologizing for his indiscretion, is likely necessary.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Instead, tend to this indiscretion now.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
The Pentagon in recent years has taken steps to remedy its past indiscretions against LGBTQ service members.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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Joan Michelson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Some follow-up communication, apologizing for his indiscretion, is likely necessary.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Instead, tend to this indiscretion now.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
The Pentagon in recent years has taken steps to remedy its past indiscretions against LGBTQ service members.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscretion
Noun
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All the evidence points to various blunders, assumptions, policies, choices and unlucky circumstances that led to the tragedy.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2025
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Be equipped to answer this when delivering bad news by understanding the root cause of the blunder.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Justice Department lawyers contend FBI agents acted in good faith despite the mistake and shouldn't be second-guessed by the courts.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Many twenty-year veterans still make rookie mistakes while quick-learning newcomers can rapidly surpass them in both skills and results.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The result is global English but one without the imprecision and solecism implied by that label.—
Colin Marshall,
The New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2022
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And a single word couldn’t be a dead giveaway either, no matter how much people would like to portray the use of pled rather than pleaded as an obvious Trumpian solecism, especially when Dowd himself has been documented using pled at least once.—
Ben Zimmer,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2017
Noun
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The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Last month, the Campaign Finance Board denied Cuomo’s request for nearly $3 million in public matching funds due to paperwork errors.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Still, the contribution was widely viewed internally as a gaffe and has not served the anchor well over his longer tenure at ABC.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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Parents have until May 13 to cast their ballots, though the city’s school system could extend that deadline if the gaffes persist.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Indiscretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscretion. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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