peccadillo
noun[C]
uk/ˌpek.əˈdɪl.əʊ/us/ˌpek.əˈdɪl.oʊ/pluralpeccadillosorpeccadilloesasmallfaultormistake, or something that someone doeswrongthat is not veryserious:
小错误,过失ayouthfulpeccadillo年轻时犯的小错误
Hedismissedwhat hadhappenedas amerepeccadillo.他只把发生的事当作一个小过失而不予理会。
Synonym
indiscretion
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sinnoun
venialformal
Faults and mistakes
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- blemish
- error
- failing
- false move
- faux pas
- flaw
- malaprop
- miscue
- misfunction
- misperception
- misprint
- that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
- typo
- wardrobe malfunction
- weakness
- what price...?idiom