Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion

    political indiscretion

    minor indiscretion

    Indiskretion

    неосмотрительностьneosmotritelʹnostʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.

    forgive an indiscretion

    Indiskretion

    нескромностьneskromnostʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)A brief sexual liaison.

More definitions
  • a petty misdeed
  • the trait of being injudicious

Examples

3 sentences
  1. My past indiscretions are coming back to haunt me.

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  2. Shouldn't you overlook his indiscretions and forgive him?

    deSolltest du nicht übersehen, was er ausgeplaudert hat, und ihm verzeihen?

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  3. Your frivolity and indiscretion in choosing friends, Tom, can greatly hurt you in life.

    ruТвоё легкомыслие и неосмотрительность в выборе друзей, Том, могут сильно повредить тебе в жизни.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
Want of discretion:
Indiscreet act:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Want of discretion:

Origin

From Old French, from Late Latin indiscrētiō.

From Old French, from Late Latin indiscrētiō.

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Forms

plural: indiscretions
Singularindiscretion
Pluralindiscretions

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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