Definition of indiscretion
1
: lack of discretion : imprudence
dietary indiscretion
2a
: something (such as an act or remark) marked by lack of discretion
b
: an act at variance with the accepted morality of a society
resigned because of financial indiscretions
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The first known use of indiscretion was in the 14th century
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