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Synonyms of inappropriate include improper, unfitting, unsuitable [3] and indecent. Although social ills are usually outlawed in wider society, there are many examples wherein various jurisdictions give their inhabitants full discretion over certain aspects of their lives so they can police themselves without any intrusiveness . [ 4 ]
Acceptability is an amorphous concept, being both highly subjective and circumstantial; a thing may be acceptable to one evaluator and unacceptable to another, or unacceptable for one purpose but acceptable for another. Furthermore, acceptability is not necessarily a logical or consistent exercise.
Cultural appropriation [1] [2] is the adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture or identity in a manner perceived as inappropriate or unacknowledged.
Embarrassment or awkwardness is an emotional state that is associated with mild to severe levels of discomfort, and which is usually experienced when someone commits (or thinks of) a socially unacceptable or frowned-upon act that is witnessed by or revealed to others.
Most unacceptable is any insinuation that another member is dishonourable. So, for example, in the British House of Commons any direct reference to a member as lying is unacceptable, even if the allegation is substantively true. [1] A conventional alternative, when necessary, is to complain of a "terminological inexactitude". [citation needed]
It’s exciting. You’re going to be a new grandparent! It will be wonderful. You’ll bond with that baby. You’ll help the new parents learn the ropes.
"My language was inappropriate and unacceptable, for which I sincerely apologise," Evans told BBC News in a statement. A spokesperson for the Strictly Live Tour and BBC Studios said: "We have made ...
Cancel culture is a cultural phenomenon in which an individual thought to have acted or spoken in an unacceptable manner is ostracized, boycotted, shunned, fired or assaulted, often aided by social media.