indiscretionin‧dis‧cre‧tion /ˌɪndɪˈskreʃən/ AWL noun 
Earl describes his past links with the racist group as a youthful indiscretion. rumours of the former president’s sexual indiscretions
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He dismissed his past association with racist groups as a youthful indiscretion.
- sexual indiscretions
- She confessed that she had committed a minor sexual indiscretion.
- A story of indiscretion and retribution set in windswept Cornwall.
- After all, indiscretion is only the flowering of desperation.
- But his indiscretions had been minor in that regard, no more than a piece of cornbread, a sliver of chocolate.
- Headlong, hell-for-leather indiscretion.
- I instantly regret my indiscretion and beg him to keep the news to himself.
- The attendant, now well into his second bottle of vodka, decided to ignore Myeloski's indiscretion.
- The point rather is to ensure that raw partisanship does not amplify indiscretions as justification for a kind of schoolyard payback.
- They correctly argue that the club should not suffer for his indiscretion while at Chelsea.
Longman Language Activatora bad decision that causes problems for you
something you do or decide that is not at all sensible and causes you a lot of problems: make a mistake: · My first marriage was a terrible failure. I don't want to make the same mistake again.· Don't make the mistake of underestimating your opponent.it is a mistake to do something: · It was a mistake to think that we could go on living on borrowed money.big/serious/terrible mistake: · Buying the farm was the biggest mistake of her life.learn from your mistakes (=do things better after realizing you have made mistakes): · All I can say is, I think I've learnt from my mistakes.
a mistake caused by planning something badly, and being wrong about the expected result: · The President's election defeat was the result of his own miscalculations.· I thought if I told Mark everything, it would be OK. That was a bad miscalculation.
formal a mistake caused by judging a situation or person wrongly: · In my opinion, appointing his son as chief executive was a serious error of judgment.make an error of judgment: · New, inexperienced members of staff are more liable to make errors of judgment.
informal if something you do is a bad move , it is a mistake because it puts you in a bad or dangerous situation: · He tried arguing with her. This was a bad move.· Perhaps her resignation wasn't such a bad move after all.it is a bad move doing something: · It was a bad move letting him come here in the first place.
a stupid mistake caused by not thinking carefully enough about what you are saying or doing, which could have very serious results: · It seems to be another public relations blunder by the government.· a series of management blundersmake a blunder: · She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made.
a rather bad, silly, or immoral action by someone, especially someone in a public position - often used to make the action seem less bad: youthful indiscretion: · He dismissed his past association with racist groups as a youthful indiscretion.commit an indiscretion: · She confessed that she had committed a minor sexual indiscretion.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Earl describes his past links with the racist group as a youthful indiscretion.
[countable, uncountable] an action or remark that shows a lack of good judgment, especially one that is morally unacceptable: Earl describes his past links with the racist group as a youthful indiscretion. Earl describes his past links with the racist group as a youthful indiscretion. rumours of the former president’s sexual indiscretions