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
Ultimately though, Johnson was undone by his own indiscretions.
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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.
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Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Coming Up Carbs In a third act mea culpa that feels reminiscent of Andy and Nate’s makeup from the first film, Emily apologizes to Andy for her latest round of workplace indiscretions.
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Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
According to Becerra, actually, Democrats have done wonders for Californians with only a few minor indiscretions.
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Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for indiscretion
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
Coming Up Carbs In a third act mea culpa that feels reminiscent of Andy and Nate’s makeup from the first film, Emily apologizes to Andy for her latest round of workplace indiscretions.
—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
According to Becerra, actually, Democrats have done wonders for Californians with only a few minor indiscretions.
—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscretion
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Sometimes this was committed to good, such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps, and sometimes to ill, as in a series of military blunders meant to quash godless Communism.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also fallen foul of Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay, after stumbling into a social media debacle following a communications blunder.
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That ended his day after five innings of one-run ball, with just one mistake — a slider that Manny Machado clobbered for a solo homer — against him.
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Will this turn into a tragic mistake Daemon soon regrets?
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Third baseman Ryan McMahon also committed a throwing error, New York's 19th in its last 14 games.
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England is hoping karma is on its side after a famous goal-scoring error sealed a World Cup loss to Argentina 40 years ago at Azteca Stadium.
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The result is global English but one without the imprecision and solecism implied by that label.
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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.
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“Indiscretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscretion. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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