impropriety.

Behavior or expression considered inappropriate under relevant standards.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• appearance of impropriety
• social impropriety

On the page

The private meeting created an appearance of impropriety.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular impropriety; plural improprieties. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, atmosphere, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.