Meaning

4 senses

  1. (uncountable, usually)The quality of being discreet.

    Bob showed great discretion despite his knowledge of the affair.

    Diskretion, Takt, Verschwiegenheit

    осмотри́тельностьosmotrítelʹnostʹ

    обачністьobačnistʹ, обережністьoberežnistʹ

  2. (uncountable, usually)The ability to make wise choices or decisions.

    Klugheit, Umsicht

    прозорли́востьprozorlívostʹ

    розважливістьrozvažlyvistʹ

  3. (uncountable, usually)The freedom to make one's own judgements.

    I leave that to your discretion.

    Ermessen, Gutdünken

    свобо́да де́йствийsvobóda déjstvij, усмотре́ниеusmotrénije

    розсудrozsud

    freedom to act or judge on one's own

  4. The freedom to make one's own judgements.

    (uncountable, usually)The authority to exercise one's own judgement in making decisions that have effect.

    The police came and searched us at their discretion because we were shouting at each other's faces.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. I hope I can count on your discretion.

    Сподіваюся, що можу розраховувати на вашу розсудливість. — deniko

    deIch hoffe, ich kann auf Ihre Diskretion bauen. — Espi

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  2. I appreciate your discretion.

    deIch weiß deine Diskretion zu schätzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Parental discretion is advised.

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  4. Tom used some discretion.

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  5. What is required here is discretion.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
the quality of being discreet or circumspect:
the ability to make wise choices or decisions:
the freedom to make one's own judgements:
Русский
By meaning 3
the quality of being discreet or circumspect:
the ability to make wise choices or decisions:
the freedom to make one's own judgements:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the quality of being discreet or circumspect:
the ability to make wise choices or decisions:
the freedom to make one's own judgements:

Origin

From Middle English discrecioun, from Old French discretion, from Late Latin discrētiō, fr

From Middle English discrecioun, from Old French discretion, from Late Latin discrētiō, from Latin discerno. Equivalent to discreet + -ion.

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Forms

plural: discretions
Singulardiscretion

uncountable

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
indiscretionC2

Word family

3 related words
Relateddiscretionary
Deriveddiscretionaldiscretionless

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
discreetdiscreetlydiscrepancydiscretediscriminateB2discriminationB1discriminatory

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