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单词 indiscretion
释义

indiscretion

noun

in·​dis·​cre·​tion ˌin-di-ˈskre-shən How to pronounce indiscretion (audio)
1
: lack of discretion : imprudence
dietary indiscretion
2
a
: 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

Synonyms

  • familiarity
  • faux pas
  • gaff
  • gaffe
  • impropriety
  • solecism
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Example Sentences

She committed a few minor indiscretions. put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion
Recent Examples on the Web Not for committing a crime or breaking a law, rather for seeking advice and help from an ecclesiastical leader who can report them for any moral indiscretion or faith crisis. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 The hope, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday, is that sophomore receiver Agiye Hall grows from his most recent indiscretion. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Aug. 2022 The magazine’s declared charge was to bring ungainly life and youthful indiscretion to a culture bounded by cloying upstart institutions (McSweeney’s) and stuffy, older ones (James Wood writing at The New Republic). Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 27 June 2022 Compare those portraits of early waywardness with Anne, a model youth whose one indiscretion portends a fall from grace. The New Yorker, 6 May 2022 Hammond’s moment of indiscretion had other consequences for the Supreme Court, too. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2022 Being hounded to the point of collapse by the media after a partner’s indiscretion. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2022 Then again, indiscretion isn’t the same as indecision. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2022 How can the hurtfulness of such a social indiscretion not be obvious to the maker? Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

indiscretion

noun

in·​dis·​cre·​tion ˌin-di-ˈskre-shən How to pronounce indiscretion (audio)
1
: lack of good judgment or care in acting or saying things
2
: a thoughtless or careless act or remark

indiscretion

noun

as in blunder
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • blunder
  • mistake
  • solecism
  • gaffe
  • offence
  • error
  • impropriety
  • gaff
  • discourtesy
  • misstep
  • faux pas
  • miscue
  • slipup
  • familiarity
  • flub
  • misjudgment
  • goof
  • lapse
  • offense
  • incivility
  • misstatement
  • miscalculation
  • oversight
  • fumble
  • misunderstanding
  • stumble
  • misapprehension
  • foul-up
  • slip
  • misconception
  • howler
  • muff
  • boner

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • attention
  • courtesy
  • gesture
  • formality
  • pleasantry
  • civility
  • manners
  • amenity
  • form
  • mores
  • proprieties
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