indecorum

[ in-di-kawr-uhm, -kohr- ]

noun

1. indecorous behavior or character.
2. something indecorous.

indecorum

/ ˌɪndɪˈkɔːrəm /

noun

1. indecorous behaviour or speech; unseemliness

Word History and Origins

Origin of indecorum¹

1565–75; < Latin, noun use of neuter of indecōrus indecorous

Example Sentences

He more than made up for the moment of indecorum by finishing four rebounds short of his 16th career triple double.

From Fox News

“The fact is, except beating Mrs H., and striking myself, there is no outrage or indecorum they have not committed,” he wrote at one point.

From Washington Post

On the conservative Brietbart.com, the invites were described as “a stunning show of political indecorum.”

From Time

He called it a “stunning show of political indecorum”.

From The Guardian

“All indecorum of the members is strictly forbidden at all the Society’s meetings,” one rule read, banning “smoking, the wearing of hats or caps, violent language, &c. &c.”

From New York Times