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indiscretion

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See also:indiscrétion

English

Etymology

FromOld French, fromLate Latinindiscrētiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɪndɪsˈkɹɛʃən/
Audio(Southern England): (file)
Audio(US): (file)

Noun

indiscretion (countable anduncountable,pluralindiscretions)

The quality or state of beingindiscreet; lack ofdiscretion
Synonyms:imprudence,rashness
Anindiscreet orimprudent act;indiscreet behavior.
Abrief sexual liaison.

Derived terms

Related terms

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”, inThe Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.:The Century Co.,→OCLC.
“indiscretion”, inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.:G. & C. Merriam,1913,→OCLC.

Anagrams

indirections,indoctrinise

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