indiscretion

See also: indiscrétion

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Late Latin indiscrētiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪsˈkɹɛʃən/

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Noun

indiscretion (countable and uncountable, plural indiscretions)

1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion

   Synonyms: imprudence, rashness

   political indiscretion

   minor indiscretion

   He apologized for his youthful indiscretion.

   The scandal was caused by a single indiscretion.

2. An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.

   forgive an indiscretion

3. A brief sexual liaison.

Derived terms

• dietary indiscretion
• indiscretional
• youthful indiscretion

Related terms

• indiscreet
• discretion

Translations

Want of discretion

Bulgarian: нетактичност (bg) f (netaktičnost), неучтивост (bg) f (neučtivost) Catalan: indiscreció f Chinese: Cantonese: 不慎 (bat1 san6) Dutch: indescretie French: indiscrétion (fr) f German: Indiskretion (de) f Greek: αδιακρισία (el) f (adiakrisía) Manx: neuyeidys Romanian: indiscreție (ro) f Russian: неосмотрительность (ru) f (neosmotritelʹnostʹ) Spanish: indiscreción (es) f

Indiscreet act

Armenian: անհամեստություն (hy) (anhamestutʻyun) Finnish: hairahdus (fi) French: indiscrétion (fr) f German: Indiskretion (de) f Greek: αδιακρισία (el) f (adiakrisía) Kazakh: ұятсыздық (ūätsyzdyq) Romanian: indiscreție (ro) f Russian: нескромность (ru) (neskromnostʹ)

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “indiscretion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “indiscretion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• indirections, indoctrinise