as in blunder
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
Both their indiscretions seem to be a thing of the past, if King Charles’s actions are to be believed.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2025
Many of Combs' former colleagues have spoken out about his personal and professional indiscretions since his arrest.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 July 2025
Peters and Antoon captured all of the indiscretions on video for their client, while Crooks witnessed the P.I. Moms in action for his feature article.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
The imagery likely holds for future conflicts and indiscretions, too.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2025
Many of Combs' former colleagues have spoken out about his personal and professional indiscretions since his arrest.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 July 2025
Peters and Antoon captured all of the indiscretions on video for their client, while Crooks witnessed the P.I. Moms in action for his feature article.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 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
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The post 9/11 blunders in which Cheney played a part can be tied to the rise of ISIS, perennial instability in the Middle East, the migrant crisis and the crushing debt burden ($38 trillion and counting) that looms over the US economy.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Potential adversaries interpret political action in zero-sum terms; see malice and evil design in mere blunders and coincidence; trumpet necessity rather than navigate choice; and, in extreme cases, invent pretext or promise profit to make more palatable a dubious cause.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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That’s because investors often interpret diversity crises as signs of systemic failure, rather than isolated mistakes.—
Prachi Gala,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Same for Dax Hill, focusing on going back to work and correcting mistakes.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The defence remains porous, error-prone and vulnerable on corners.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Times’ error immediately garnered write-ups in The Washington Post, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and other outlets.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 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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“Indiscretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscretion. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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