Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Lack of discretion; injudiciousness.
- noun An indiscreet act or remark.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition or quality of being indiscreet; want of discretion or judgment; imprudence; rashness.
- noun An indiscreet or imprudent act; a step showing lack of judgment or caution.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion; imprudence.
- noun An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or state of being
indiscreet ; want ofdiscretion ;imprudence ;rashness . - noun An
indiscreet orimprudent act;indiscreet behavior . - noun A
brief sexual liaison .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trait of being injudicious
- noun a petty misdeed
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Examples
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If in the future I am tortured by discovering any glaring defects and odious peculiarities, that what you call my indiscretion might have revealed before it was too late, you will permit me to come and complain to you every day, and you must promise to listen to my endless lamentations as I repeat over and over again.
The Cross of Berny Jules Sandeau 1847
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The man who called Bill Clinton every name in the book and screamed for his removal for his indiscretion is now crying foul?
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While Sandford and Ensign's romances will be swept under the rug, Clintons indiscretion is a gift that keeps on giving to the Republican party.
Sanford e-mail: I've 'crossed lines I never would have imagined' 2009
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Some youthful political indiscretion is unearthed.
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This is a long-term indiscretion that she ` s really angry about.
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And the word indiscretion was such an understatement that it was laughable.
Unlikely Duchess Balogh, Mary 1990
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I thought the word indiscretion sublime, punishment exquisite, and catching admirable; and still more the idea of catching him by means of me.
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I thought the word indiscretion sublime, punishment exquisite, and catching admirable; and still more the idea of catching him by means of me.
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
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I thought the word indiscretion sublime, punishment exquisite, and catching admirable; and still more the idea of catching him by means of me.
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 13: Holland and Germany Giacomo Casanova 1761
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-- Rick Pitino is not losing recruits as a result of his "indiscretion" -- not yet anyway.
ESPN.com 2009
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