INDISCRETION Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

indiscretion

noun

ˌin-di-ˈskre-shən

Definition of indiscretion

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 History is littered with the careers of politicians who committed crimes or engaged in moral indiscretions and then tried to lie their way out of public shame. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026 Was the majesty of America’s historical mission enough to forgive the indiscretions of the present? — Literary Hub, 15 June 2026 Democratic leaders seem determined not to allow anything to get in the way of winning Maine’s Senate seat, even if that requires willful blindness toward Platner’s lengthening record of indiscretions. — Shannon A. Mullen, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 Ultimately though, Johnson was undone by his own indiscretions. — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for indiscretion

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Noun

So, when looking at the bigger picture, this isn’t really an example of an AI failure leading to a military blunder, but rather a failure of verification before circulation.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
After last week's high-profile blunder saw Erling Haaland wrongly awarded the winning goal against Manchester United, VAR Matt Donohue and assistant Blake Antrobus have been stood down for this round of fixtures.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of blunder

Noun

Mistakes to Avoid To keep your bird seed fresh, our experts recommend avoiding the following mistakes.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
According to Thomasson, two of the biggest mistakes that instantly date your living room involve windows.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of mistake

Noun

Kyle Teel reached on a fielder’s choice, advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a throwing error by catcher Hunter Goodman.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
The lead lasted into the bottom of the sixth until an error from Jose Altuve sparked the offensive explosion from the A’s.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of error

Noun

The result is global English but one without the imprecision and solecism implied by that label.

— Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2022
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

Definition of solecism

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