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
Not by distorting the rules to avoid accountability and amplify his power.
— Alisa Kaplan, executive director, Reform for Illinois
That was quite an embarrassing word salad of an explanation by Illinois Senate President Don Harmon on his campaign fund indiscretions.
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Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Stuart James Nicolas Jackson’s indiscretion underlines why Chelsea need a summer upgrade
The striker is yet to wrest control of a key game and will now be absent over the season's run-in after being sent off at St James' Park
How good are Brazil’s Club World Cup teams?
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The longtime lawman has been accused of personal indiscretions such as receiving a nude photo of a co-worker, and professional missteps including his deputies’ aggressive actions in pursuing shoplifters at a Target and killing their driver.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The imagery likely holds for future conflicts and indiscretions, too.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Stuart James Nicolas Jackson’s indiscretion underlines why Chelsea need a summer upgrade
The striker is yet to wrest control of a key game and will now be absent over the season's run-in after being sent off at St James' Park
How good are Brazil’s Club World Cup teams?
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The longtime lawman has been accused of personal indiscretions such as receiving a nude photo of a co-worker, and professional missteps including his deputies’ aggressive actions in pursuing shoplifters at a Target and killing their driver.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The imagery likely holds for future conflicts and indiscretions, too.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscretion
Noun
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Buffalo, known for end-of-half blunders in past years, scored a field goal as the first half expired after moving the ball 48 yards in three plays (including a spike).—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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As competition heated up with Walmart, Target made what may be viewed by some in hindsight a profound blunder, another case of brand amnesia.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Trump has seemed to suggest that the drone incident may have been a mistake.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Consumer Behavior Supports Continued Innovation One of leaders’ biggest mistakes during volatile periods is assuming all consumer behavior changes negatively.—
Talbott Roche,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 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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An aircraft flying without GPS can accumulate miles of error in just hours.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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FanDuel acknowledged the error in the way the game score was displayed and pinned it on a third-party provider.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Moody’s final gaffes — a 27-yard try off the left upright a minute before halftime, a 36-yarder blocked in the third quarter — carried over bad mojo that has followed him since the end of his rookie season.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The gaffe, and her sincere reaction, underlined her efforts at accessibility and connectivity, characteristics frequently absent at big-name shows.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Indiscretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscretion. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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