Peccadillo
(noun)
- A minor or trivial sin or wrongdoing.
- A slight or minor offence or mistake.
Origin:
From spanish pecadillo ("small sin"), from pecado ("sin") + -illo, means a minor or trivial sin or wrongdoing.
Examples:
- Lying is not a peccadillo, it's a serious moral failing.
- His peccadillo of smoking was something he was trying to quit.
- The peccadillo was a minor crime.
- The peccadillo was a minor mistake.
- The peccadillo was a small sin.