- lack of discretion, or good judgment; imprudence
- an indiscreet act or remark
Origin of indiscretion
Middle English indiscrecyone from Old French indiscrétion from Late Latin indiscretio
noun
- An example of an indiscretion is having an affair while serving in public office.
- An indiscretion is telling a secret that you promised not to tell.
Indiscretion is defined as lack of good judgment with what you say or do.
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noun
- Lack of discretion; injudiciousness.
- An indiscreet act or remark.
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Noun
(plural indiscretions)
- The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence; rashness.
- An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.
- A brief sexual liaison.
Origin
See also: indiscrétionFrom Old French, from Late Latin indiscretio
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Sentence Examples
- In 1779, however, he committed an indiscretion that brought him into trouble.
- This extraordinary indiscretion might well have cost him his life, but the tsarevich fortunately destroyed the letter.'
- Howie and Quinn remained the oil and water of our association although there was no mention of Martha's teenage indiscretion that had caused so much early turmoil.
- The glories of an AngloItalian alliance, an indiscretion which drew upon him a scarcelyveiled dmenti from London.
- Unfortunately his indiscretion equalled his eloquence: one speech (1861) sent him to America to avoid a duel with the duke d'Aumale; another (1865), in which he justly but intemperately protested against the Mexican expedition, cost him all his official dignities.
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Words near indiscretion in the dictionary
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