Indecorum - English meaning

noun

Lack of humility or decency.

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He had the immodesty to say that his way is the only way

noun

The fact of having too high an opinion of yourself

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His honesty is sometimes interpreted as immodesty., he dubbed his community church, with characteri…

noun

The state or quality of being immoral; wickedness.

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He believed his father had been punished by god for his immorality

noun

Failure to observe standards of honesty or modesty; improper behaviour or character.

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She was scandalized at the impropriety of the question

noun

Dishonest behavior, or a dishonest act

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[ u ] he said he regretted the appearance of impropriety and resigned., [ c ] there have been charg…

noun

Behaviour that is dishonest or not acceptable in a particular situation

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Accounting/financial improprieties, the company denies allegations of impropriety involving its cop…

noun

The fact of being unsuitable, or wrong in a particular situation

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He apologized for the inappropriateness of his comments., i don't see any kind of inappropriateness…

noun

Indecent behaviour.

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Seven offences of rape and indecency

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Morally offensive behaviour

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Acts of gross indecency

noun

A lack of sensitive understanding or tact.

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The magazine printed the photographs with manifest indelicacy for commercial ends

noun

The fact that words or actions are not suitable for a situation and are likely to be offensive, or words or actions that are like this

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He had acted with great indelicacy., to mention their financial problems would have been an indelic…

noun

Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity.

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The indignity of needing financial help

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Loss of respect, or something that causes this

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[ c ] she describes the indignities that victims suffer after a crime.

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Behaviour or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgement.

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He knew himself all too prone to indiscretion

noun

Lack of care in saying or doing things that should be kept secret, or an act or statement that shows such lack of care

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[ c ] youthful indiscretions, [ u ] this sort of indiscretion is unforgivable!

noun

A lack of shame, especially about something generally considered unacceptable

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I am disgusted at the thoughtlessness and shamelessness displayed by these players., he performed h…

abbreviation

Denoting quantum states or wave functions which change sign on inversion through the origin.

symbol

(in units of measurement) micro- (10−6).

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Direct read-out of concentration in ug or mg/l

noun

The twenty-first letter of the alphabet.

noun

The quality or fact of not being seemly (= socially suitable and polite)

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The unseemliness of your conduct is inexcusable., he became ashamed of the unseemliness of his appe…

noun

The fact of not being acceptable or right for something or someone

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Unsuitability for there are many ways a person can behave that would suggest their unsuitability fo…