indecorum

noun

ˌin-di-ˈkȯr-əm How to pronounce indecorum (audio)
Definition of indecorumnext
as in unfitness
the quality or state of not being socially proper the thoughtless indecorum of wearing a floor-length white dress as a guest at a wedding

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  1. unfitness
  2. inappropriateness
  3. unseemliness
  4. disrespect
Noun
  • Not just shame but gross unfitness for serving in a role at a state university.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Musk attempted to color Altman as a uniquely unsuitable supervisor of this technology, but this invariably invited further scrutiny into his own abject unfitness for the role.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Definition of unfitness
Noun
  • This is expressed just as her 14-year-old appears to see that her earlier prediction about Carmella’s likelihood of inappropriateness had come true.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of inappropriateness
Noun
  • No, the Heat would never go there, a flat-out, from-the-start commitment to lottery odds no matter the unseemliness of it all.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of unseemliness
Noun
  • With no disrespect to McLaurin or Diggs, neither of them is in Smith-Njigba’s class.
    — KC Joyner, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of disrespect
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“Indecorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecorum. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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