indiscretion 音标拼音: [
, ɪndɪskr'ɛʃən]
n . 欠详虑,不慎重,轻率
欠详虑,不慎重,轻率
indiscretion n 1 :
the trait of being injudicious [
synonym : {
indiscretion },
{
injudiciousness }]
2 :
a petty misdeed [
synonym : {
indiscretion }, {
peccadillo }]
Indiscretion \
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n . [
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in -
not discretion :
cf .
F .
indiscr ['
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[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
The quality or state of being indiscreet ;
lack of discretion ;
imprudence .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
An indiscreet act ;
indiscreet behavior .
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1913 Webster ]
Past indiscretion is a venial crime . --
Cowper .
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1913 Webster ]
174 Moby Thesaurus words for "
indiscretion ":
absurdity ,
act of folly ,
atrocity ,
audacity ,
babbling ,
betrayal ,
blabbering ,
blabbing ,
bloomer ,
blunder ,
boldness ,
boner ,
botch ,
brashness ,
brass ,
brazen boldness ,
breach ,
bungle ,
callowness ,
carelessness ,
casualness ,
cheek ,
childishness ,
chutzpah ,
communication leak ,
crime ,
crime against humanity ,
crudity of intellect ,
dead giveaway ,
deadly sin ,
delinquency ,
dereliction ,
divulgation ,
divulgement ,
divulgence ,
divulging ,
dumb trick ,
enormity ,
error ,
evil ,
evulgation ,
failure ,
fault ,
faux pas ,
felony ,
folly ,
foolhardiness ,
foolishness ,
gaffe ,
gall ,
genocide ,
giveaway ,
guilty act ,
haste ,
hastiness ,
heavy sin ,
heedlessness ,
heroics ,
hubris ,
immaturity ,
impetuosity ,
impetuousness ,
impropriety ,
improvidence ,
imprudence ,
impudence ,
impulsiveness ,
inadvisability ,
inappropriateness ,
inattention ,
inconsideration ,
indecency ,
indecorousness ,
indecorum ,
indelicacy ,
indiscreetness ,
indiscriminateness ,
indiscrimination ,
inelegance ,
inelegancy ,
inexpedience ,
inexpiable sin ,
iniquity ,
injudiciousness ,
injury ,
injustice ,
insensibility ,
insensitivity ,
insolence ,
irrationality ,
lack of feeling ,
lack of refinement ,
lapse ,
leak ,
letting out ,
malefaction ,
malfeasance ,
malum ,
minor wrong ,
misdeed ,
misdemeanor ,
misfeasance ,
misstep ,
mistake ,
mortal sin ,
naivety ,
nonfeasance ,
obvious clue ,
offense ,
omission ,
outrage ,
overboldness ,
overcarelessness ,
overconfidence ,
oversureness ,
overweeningness ,
peccadillo ,
peccancy ,
pompousness ,
promiscuity ,
promiscuousness ,
puerility ,
rashness ,
reasonlessness ,
recklessness ,
senselessness ,
sin ,
sin of commission ,
sin of omission ,
sinful act ,
slip ,
solecism ,
sottise ,
stuffiness ,
stupid thing ,
stupidity ,
syncretism ,
tactlessness ,
telltale ,
telltale sign ,
temerariousness ,
temerity ,
thoughtlessness ,
tort ,
transgression ,
trespass ,
trip ,
unchariness ,
unchastity ,
uncriticalness ,
undiscriminatingness ,
undiscriminativeness ,
unfastidiousness ,
unintelligence ,
unmeticulousness ,
unparticularness ,
unpreciseness ,
unreason ,
unreasonableness ,
unseemliness ,
unselectiveness ,
unsensibleness ,
unsoundness ,
untactfulness ,
unthoughtfulness ,
unutterable sin ,
unwariness ,
unwisdom ,
unwise step ,
unwiseness ,
unwitting disclosure ,
venial sin ,
witlessness ,
wrong
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INDISCRETION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of INDISCRETION is lack of discretion : imprudence How to use indiscretion in a sentence
INDISCRETION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary INDISCRETION definition: 1 the quality of being indiscreet: 2 something, especially a sexual relationship, that is… Learn more
Indiscretion - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com If you commit an indiscretion you are doing something wrong that shows a lack of judgment Perhaps stealing candy was your first indiscretion Likely it will not be your last You'll often hear the word indiscretion used when referring to politicians or public figures caught in a scandal
INDISCRETION Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com Indiscretion definition: lack of discretion; imprudence See examples of INDISCRETION used in a sentence
Indiscretion - definition of indiscretion by The Free Dictionary Define indiscretion indiscretion synonyms, indiscretion pronunciation, indiscretion translation, English dictionary definition of indiscretion n 1 Lack of discretion; injudiciousness 2 An indiscreet act or remark American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
INDISCRETION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you talk about someone's indiscretion, you mean that they have done or said something that is risky, careless, or likely to upset people Occasionally they paid for their indiscretion with their lives
indiscretion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of indiscretion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more