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单词 impropriety
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improprietynoun [ C or U ]

uk/ˌɪm.prəˈpraɪ.ə.ti/us/ˌɪm.prəˈpraɪ.ə.t̬i/formal

behaviour that is dishonest, socially unacceptable, or unsuitable for a particular situation:

financial/legal impropriety
allegations of sexual impropriety

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Lies, lying & hypocrisy

  • artifice
  • bad faith
  • be a pack of lies idiom
  • canard
  • charade
  • cobbler
  • flimflam
  • forked tongue
  • half-truth
  • hogwash
  • humbug
  • make sth up
  • polygraph
  • pork pie
  • porky
  • post-factual
  • post-truth
  • propaganda
  • stretch the truth idiom
  • venal

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improprietynoun [ C/U ]

us/ˌɪm·prəˈprɑɪ·ɪ·t̬i/

dishonest behavior, or a dishonest act:

[ U ] He said he regretted the appearance of impropriety and resigned.
[ C ] There have been charges of financial improprieties.

improprietynoun [ C or U ]

uk/ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti/usplural improprieties

behaviour that is dishonest or not acceptable in a particular situation:

accounting/financial improprieties
The company denies allegations of impropriety involving its copper trades.
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