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[ in-di-skreet ] / ˌɪn dɪˈskrit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR indiscreet ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark. Origin of indiscreet1375–1425; late Middle English indiscret (probably <Middle French ) <Latin indiscrētus undivided; see indiscrete SYNONYMS FOR indiscreetimprudent, incautious, impolitic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR indiscreet ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM indiscreetin·dis·creet·ly, adverbin·dis·creet·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH indiscreetindiscreet , indiscreteWords nearby indiscreetindirect vision, indiscernible, indiscerptible, indiscipline, indiscoverable, indiscreet, indiscrete, indiscretion, indiscriminate, indiscriminating, indiscrimination Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indiscreetThe media is full of stories of careers and lives laid waste by indiscreet texts, emails, and other digital communications. Confide Is the Best Way to Keep Your Dastardly Deeds Hidden—For Now|Daniel Gross|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the course of the conversation, I made a joke—an indiscreet joke, as I am all all too typically prone to do. A False Charge Against Fareed Zakaria (UPDATED)|David Frum|August 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST The indiscreet interest-rate impostors even sent seductive salvos over internal email. Barclays Settlement: The Worst of the Emails|Alex Klein|July 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST It suggested she was indiscreet, had poor judgment, and was insensitive to different groups. The Education of Cathie Black|Jacob Bernstein|April 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
People are simply too disorganized and indiscreet to pull off a secret world-wide plot. Iran and U.S. Wingnuts: a 9/11 Love Story|John Avlon|March 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST Would it be indiscreet to ask you by whom you have been defrauded? Baron Trigault's Vengeance|Emile Gaboriau If—you—don't—call—that—an—indiscreet letter, what would you call one? The Indiscreet Letter|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott He had readily undertaken to manage his county; and he exerted himself, as usual, with indiscreet heat and violence. The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay The man had been injured by indiscreet persons acting on my behalf and in opposition to my wishes. The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope But many considerations suggested themselves to put a stop to this indiscreet step. The Deerslayer|James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for indiscreet
adjectivenot discreet; imprudent or tactless Derived forms of indiscreetindiscreetly, adverbindiscreetness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to indiscreethasty, careless, foolish, heedless, imprudent, inconsiderate, insensitive, rash, reckless, unthinking |