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Definition of indiscreet in English: indiscreetadjective ɪndɪˈskriːtˌɪndəˈskrit Having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain private or secret. they have been embarrassed by indiscreet friends Example sentencesExamples - He flaunted and dramatised his homosexuality in his life and work and became ever more recklessly indiscreet.
- However, it is irresponsible for them to show such an indiscreet attitude to curry favor with voters.
- What she will say is that her new relationship is only just blossoming, so she doesn't want to nip it in the bud by being indiscreet.
- I hadn't even paid much attention to him - until one afternoon, when someone told me a highly indiscreet story involving him and another boy.
- Even if you are not indiscreet on your blog, you could become so - but if you don't have a blog, you couldn't possibly start one and therefore never be indiscreet.
- As ever, she was delightfully indiscreet and, unheard of amongst politicians, insisted on picking up the bill.
- Giving an after dinner speech to, of all things, a public school old boys' soccer club he was arrogantly indiscreet, revealing numerous confidential FA matters.
- Now he is indiscreet only about his profession.
- Two strangers stand waiting at a bus stop, awkwardly failing in their attempts to cast indiscreet glances at one another.
- That was indiscreet, but you'd have to be very naïve not to imagine that there are a lot of implicit quid pro quos out there.
- Unless he is unhinged, no politician in a modern democracy reveals any indiscreet biases in public.
- Florence, unfortunately, was careless and indiscreet.
- He wasn't misunderstood, he didn't just make some indiscreet comment without thinking.
- Unfortunately, I probably know a little bit too much about it, and I really don't want to be indiscreet.
- I asked her if that was what she had meant by private, but not indiscreet.
- This could have meant he was worried about being indiscreet, or it could have meant he was late for a meeting or something else.
- It has caused unintended movements, indiscreet communications and unwise decisions on the part of the terrorists.
- He could be inspirational and caring, but also oppressive and indiscreet.
- In the ordinary course of events, to hold a wedding ceremony is a purely private matter that admits of no indiscreet remarks from other people.
- The remarks, although indiscreet, were far less damaging than those that had been publicised in rival papers through the week.
Synonyms imprudent, impolitic, unwise, injudicious, incautious, irresponsible ill-judged, ill-advised, misguided ill-considered, careless, rash, unwary, hasty, reckless, precipitate, impulsive, foolhardy, foolish, short-sighted undiplomatic, indelicate, tactless, insensitive inexpedient, untimely, infelicitous
Origin Late Middle English (originally as indiscrete in the sense 'lacking discernment or judgement'): from late Latin indiscretus 'not separate or distinguishable' (in medieval Latin 'careless, indiscreet'), from in- 'not' + discretus 'separate' (see discreet). Compare with indiscrete. Definition of indiscreet in US English: indiscreetadjectiveˌindəˈskrētˌɪndəˈskrit Having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private. they have been embarrassed by indiscreet friends Example sentencesExamples - He wasn't misunderstood, he didn't just make some indiscreet comment without thinking.
- I asked her if that was what she had meant by private, but not indiscreet.
- I hadn't even paid much attention to him - until one afternoon, when someone told me a highly indiscreet story involving him and another boy.
- Even if you are not indiscreet on your blog, you could become so - but if you don't have a blog, you couldn't possibly start one and therefore never be indiscreet.
- In the ordinary course of events, to hold a wedding ceremony is a purely private matter that admits of no indiscreet remarks from other people.
- He flaunted and dramatised his homosexuality in his life and work and became ever more recklessly indiscreet.
- Unless he is unhinged, no politician in a modern democracy reveals any indiscreet biases in public.
- This could have meant he was worried about being indiscreet, or it could have meant he was late for a meeting or something else.
- He could be inspirational and caring, but also oppressive and indiscreet.
- It has caused unintended movements, indiscreet communications and unwise decisions on the part of the terrorists.
- What she will say is that her new relationship is only just blossoming, so she doesn't want to nip it in the bud by being indiscreet.
- Florence, unfortunately, was careless and indiscreet.
- However, it is irresponsible for them to show such an indiscreet attitude to curry favor with voters.
- That was indiscreet, but you'd have to be very naïve not to imagine that there are a lot of implicit quid pro quos out there.
- Now he is indiscreet only about his profession.
- Unfortunately, I probably know a little bit too much about it, and I really don't want to be indiscreet.
- As ever, she was delightfully indiscreet and, unheard of amongst politicians, insisted on picking up the bill.
- Giving an after dinner speech to, of all things, a public school old boys' soccer club he was arrogantly indiscreet, revealing numerous confidential FA matters.
- Two strangers stand waiting at a bus stop, awkwardly failing in their attempts to cast indiscreet glances at one another.
- The remarks, although indiscreet, were far less damaging than those that had been publicised in rival papers through the week.
Synonyms imprudent, impolitic, unwise, injudicious, incautious, irresponsible
Origin Late Middle English (originally as indiscrete in the sense ‘lacking discernment or judgement’): from late Latin indiscretus ‘not separate or distinguishable’ (in medieval Latin ‘careless, indiscreet’), from in- ‘not’ + discretus ‘separate’ (see discreet). Compare with indiscrete. |