Impropriety
Definition
A failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty.
Etymology
From French impropriété, from Latin improprietās. By surface analysis, improper + -iety or im- + propriety.
Synonyms
dishonour, indecency, unseemliness
In a sentence
- Even the appearance of impropriety can end a career.
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