breach+of+propriety
91offense — 1 offensive, aggression, *attack Analogous words: assault, *attack, onslaught, onset 2 Offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff are comparable when they mean a person s emotional reaction to what he regards as a slight, an affront, an… …
92contretemps — n 1.(all of an embarrassing or inopportune nature) mistake, error, blunder, botch, bungle, Inf. slip up; All Sl. boner, boo boo, goof, blooper, boggle, boot, dumb trick, fool mistake, screw up, foul up, louse up. 2.(all of an embarrassing or… …
93faux pas — n 1. gaffe, social blunder or indiscretion, slip in conduct, mistake in conduct or etiquette or propriety, breach of etiquette or manners; transgression, dereliction, misconduct, misdeed; false step, wrong 400step, misstep, trip, stumble, bad… …
94indecorum — n 1. impropriety, improperness, incorrectness, unseemliness, unbecomingness, inappro priateness, unsuitableness, unfittingness, indecorousness; inelegance, indelicacy, tastelessness, bad taste; impoliteness, incivility, ungentlemanliness,… …
95indiscretion — n 1. imprudence, improvidence, injudiciousness, impolicy, inexpediency; hastiness, rashness, brashness, recklessness, temerity, impulsiveness, impetuosity, audacity; folly, foolishness, foolhardiness; heedlessness, carelessness, unwariness,… …
96misstep — n trip, stumble, false step, wrong step, bad move, wrong move, false move; faux pas, gaffe, social blunder or indiscretion, indiscretion, slip in conduct, mistake in conduct or etiquette or propriety, breach of etiquette or manners; transgression …
97mistake — n 1. error, inaccuracy, fallacy, erratum, corrigendum, Sports. miscue; fault, flaw, human error; oversight, omission. 2. blunder, botch, bungle, fumble, flub, muff, Inf. bobble; leak, slip, slip of the tongue or pen, Inf. slipup; All Sl. pratfall …
98bold — /boʊld / (say bohld) adjective 1. not hesitating in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff. 2. not hesitating to breach the rules of propriety; forward. 3. calling for daring, unhesitating action. 4. overstepping usual bounds or… …
