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
This wasn’t the first time Rosado ran into indiscretions.
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Essence, 3 Jan. 2025
With today’s appetite for sensationalism and controversy, the media may jump on anything that even has a hint of indiscretion.
—Chad Angle, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Hegseth, however, has the support of some veterans’ groups that say his past indiscretions are not as important as getting in the job someone who will focus on improving military readiness to fight.
—Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The caveat is that yours are coming out to play today and other people are able to sweep their indiscretions under the rug.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indiscretion
Essence, 3 Jan. 2025
With today’s appetite for sensationalism and controversy, the media may jump on anything that even has a hint of indiscretion.
—Chad Angle, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Hegseth, however, has the support of some veterans’ groups that say his past indiscretions are not as important as getting in the job someone who will focus on improving military readiness to fight.
—Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The caveat is that yours are coming out to play today and other people are able to sweep their indiscretions under the rug.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscretion
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Still, many in Kenya condemned the talks as a political blunder by President William Ruto, and called on him to reverse course.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The verdict came after a blunder by Miami-Dade state prosecutors, who felt the need to apologize to jurors for not identifying a purse on the couch next to where Knighton was sitting in Blount’s apartment when she was shot.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit also alleges that another member had made the same mistake a few weeks later with no punishment.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Squandering these opportunities would be a huge mistake for any business that wants to continually drive CX improvements.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 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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But the employee also explained that the recent layoffs will reduce the agency’s ability to defend against IT or security errors, on top of diminishing morale.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Gibney explores her long career, her occasional errors and her innovative work in diagnosing and understanding multiple personality disorder.—
Jason Bailey,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, there have been many articles and books commemorating the milestone; one of the latter made headlines Friday for a publicity gaffe involving Tina Fey and Jon Hamm.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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Unlike her parents, who have committed a handful of regrettable gaffes (including going on holiday to Greece during a Covid lockdown), Catharina-Amalia seems to have her finger on the pulse of the nation.—
Rebecca Cope,
Vogue,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Indiscretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscretion. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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