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noun
Indecorous behavior, or the state of being indecorous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an act of undue intimacy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: familiarity, impropriety, liberty
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed
noun
a lack of decorum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: indecorousness
Antonyms: decorum
Broader terms: impropriety, improperness
Narrower terms: unseemliness, unbecomingness
History
From Latin indecōrum, neuter substantive of indecōrus.
