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
The caveat is that yours are coming out to play today and other people are able to sweep their indiscretions under the rug.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
For one, Green's opponent, Barry, is certainly not making hay of the messy family situation, given her own personal indiscretions.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024
Haley skewers Trump picks Gabbard, RFK Jr. Hanson and other experts said the public has become less concerned about some indiscretions, such as minor and one-time drug and alcohol arrests.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Set during the summer of 1957, Michael Mann’s biopic finds Ferrari (the man) on the verge of bankruptcy, mourning the death of his son, and desperately trying to hide his past indiscretions from his estranged wife—who helped build the car company and who holds the key to his financial future.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
For one, Green's opponent, Barry, is certainly not making hay of the messy family situation, given her own personal indiscretions.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024
Haley skewers Trump picks Gabbard, RFK Jr. Hanson and other experts said the public has become less concerned about some indiscretions, such as minor and one-time drug and alcohol arrests.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Set during the summer of 1957, Michael Mann’s biopic finds Ferrari (the man) on the verge of bankruptcy, mourning the death of his son, and desperately trying to hide his past indiscretions from his estranged wife—who helped build the car company and who holds the key to his financial future.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscretion
Noun
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Scientists have long known that DNA-copying systems make the occasional blunder—that’s how cancers often start—but only in recent years has technology been sensitive enough to catalog every genetic booboo.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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The blunder occurred during the triple toss-up round on Thursday, January 16.—
Aaron Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Here are five wellness mistakes companies must unlearn to build a stronger workforce in 2025.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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That portrays the Court as an institution that has made historic mistakes on citizenship and need not be trusted as the sole authority on the meaning of the Constitution.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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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
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The German hit 12 unforced errors in the set as too many of his forehands skewed off his racket at the wrong angle and out of the court.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Keys broke three times in the first set, helped in part by Sabalenka’s four double-faults and 13 total unforced errors.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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And those gaffes are pointed out in front of the whole team, even if they are committed by esteemed leaders.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Biden’s battle against Trump ahead of the general election did not help his approval rating, with observers taking note of a poor debate performance and public appearance riddled with gaffes, silences and verbal miscues.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Indiscretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscretion. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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