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   indiscretion

   /ˌɪndɪˈskrɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. behaviour or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgement: "he knew himself all too prone to indiscretion" Similar imprudenceinjudiciousnesslack of cautionincautionirresponsibilitycarelessnessrashnessunwarinesshasterecklessnessprecipitatenessimpulsivenessfoolhardinessfoolishnessfollypoor judgementshort-sightednessindelicacytactlessnesslack of diplomacyinsensitivityblunderlapsegaffemistakeerrorbreach of etiquetteslipmiscalculationimproprietymisdemeanourtransgressionpeccadillooffencemisdeedcrimefelonysinwrongdoingmisconductmischiefmischievousnesswickednessmisbehaviourbad behaviourfaux pasinformal:slip-uparchaic:trespassOpposite discretion

   Word Origin Middle English: from late Latin indiscretio(n-), from in- (expressing negation) + discretio ‘separation’ (in late Latin ‘discernment’), from discernere ‘separate out, discern’.

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