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Definition of indiscretion
1 : lack of discretion : imprudence dietary indiscretion
2a : something (such as an act or remark) marked by lack of discretionb : an act at variance with the accepted morality of a society resigned because of financial indiscretions
From the M-W Editors
Examples of indiscretion in a Sentence
She committed a few minor indiscretions.
a single indiscretion can get someone kicked out of that exclusive club
Recent Examples of indiscretion from the Web
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In this case, however, indiscretion is not a risk but a certainty.
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Executives at Uber had looked to the Holder report as a likely turning point in their efforts to put the company’s past indiscretions behind them and provide a road map for the future.
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Many Democrats insisted that Clinton’s sexual indiscretions were private, even though Lewinsky had been Clinton’s employee, and Clinton had used the power of his office to try to buy her silence.
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There are deceptions, indiscretions and drunken confessions, set against a rapidly shifting (and somewhat wobbly) New York cityscape designed by Paul Tate dePoo III.
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Trump, clearly, is still torn between trying to deflect blame for his various indiscretions and blaming the Democrats for bringing them to light.
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So this is all just some youthful - and regrettable! - indiscretion before all that wisdom set in during sophomore year.
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With such a call, Nixon once awarded the college football championship to Texas, still considered by Penn State people as the greatest of all of Nixon`s indiscretions.
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One of the key lessons of McCoy’s book is that U.S. indiscretions in the Philippines inevitably have a boomerang effect on our own country.
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First Known Use of indiscretion
14th century
INDISCRETION Defined for English Language Learners
indiscretion
playDefinition of indiscretion for English Language Learners
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: lack of good judgment or care in behavior and especially in speech : lack of discretion
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: an act or remark that shows a lack of good judgment : an indiscreet act or remark
INDISCRETION Defined for Kids
indiscretion
playDefinition of indiscretion for Students
1 : lack of good judgment or care in acting or saying things
2 : a thoughtless or careless act or remark
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