indiscretion
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See also: indiscrétion
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French, from Late Latin indiscrētiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
indiscretion (countable and uncountable, plural indiscretions)
- The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion
- Synonyms: imprudence, rashness
- An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.
- A brief sexual liaison.
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Translations[edit]
Want of discretion
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Indiscreet act
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References[edit]
- “indiscretion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “indiscretion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.