indiscretion

noun

ˌin-di-ˈskre-shən How to pronounce indiscretion (audio)
Definition of indiscretionnext
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 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 If true, or without a plausible explanation, the indiscretions could remove Stewart as a genuine political threat for November. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for indiscretion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscretion
  1. blunder
  2. mistake
  3. error
  4. solecism
Noun
  • There were mighty blunders off the field too under Jarmond, including an email that went out to donors that came with an attachment revealing personal information and spending tallies of the department’s biggest donors.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Common Mistakes When Cleaning Earbuds Take special care to avoid damaging your earbuds by avoiding these common blunders.
    — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of blunder
Noun
  • Well, his speed off the edge can cause a quarterback to make mistakes — the kind of game-changing mistakes from which the Chiefs did not benefit a year ago.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In a work so dense with references, mistakes will sprout like crabgrass; write a big book on André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens and the earthworm experts will gather to deride your confusion.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistake
Noun
  • Multiple commenters were still unable to see it, and were getting the same error, as did Fortune.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • After committing a throwing error on a pickoff attempt that advanced the potential tying run to second base, O'Brien fanned rookie Cole Carrigg to end it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 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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