gave wide berth (verb) shun: avoid, ignore
Sinonime: barbarism,
blunder,
faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, goof, immodesty,
impudence,
incongruity, incorrectness, indecency, indecorum, inelegance, rudeness,
slip*, solecism, unseemliness, unsuitability, vulgarism, vulgarity
Antonime: correctness,
propriety, suitability, tastefulness