indiscretion
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7.3
- noun
- /ˌɪndɪˈskrɛʃən/
:
indiscreción
- Many people forgive those little indiscretions that do not cause any real harm.
- sexual indiscretion
And so at that point he regretted the indiscretion.
- And so at that point he regretted the indiscretion.
- But but today's indiscretions, today's bad decisions are going to be paid for only by your future self.
- And that thing that I learned watching Fyre Festival, like, if you're successful, people will forgive an awful lot of indiscretions.
- But if you can look past it for, you know, indiscretions on social media, you, you could, you could benefit from that kind of thinking.
- There's a lot of little, like small indiscretions that I hold as true trauma.
- Any slight indiscretion is worth being smashed in the face for.
- How did they react to their own discretions or indiscretions or discretions shuns.
- If someone's harming you, then they are being, they're created, they are creating these immoral indiscretions.
Examples
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If this effort continues, you will be more than forgiven for your past indiscretions.
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After reflecting on her indiscretion, she promised to be more careful in the future.
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"I want no talk of this little indiscretion to our visitors," he ordered.
Fiction book (1995) -
You call this an indiscretion?
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Something that they don't think about, what their indiscretion costs other people.
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There are penalties to be paid for our indiscretions, Mike.
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All those years thinking I'd be zapped to hell for such an indiscretion, but there I was.
Fiction book (1995) -
David concocts a plan to free himself from the consequences of his indiscretion.
Academic text (1995) -
And who hasn't been guilty of a youthful indiscretion, ladies and gentlemen of the jury?
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It may be about money, about not spending enough time together, about a past indiscretion or lapse and trust about your respective families.
Synonyms
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1.0
A wrong action or decision
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3.4
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
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5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
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6.1
A careless mistake that causes problems or embarrassment
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3.7
A small careless mistake you make by accident
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7.7
A small unintentional mistake when speaking, writing, or performing an action
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2.8
A careless, foolish error that causes problems
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9.1
A small wrong action that is not very serious
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8.4
A stupid action or remark
A mistake in the way something is done that causes a problem
Antonyms
Compounds
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
indiscretion = discretion (semi-transparent) = in + discretion
The meaning is closely related to 'discretion', but this sense is often lexicalized as a specific imprudent act rather than just the abstract absence of discretion.
Etymology
The word indiscretion comes from in- 'not' and discretion 'careful judgment', and it is the opposite of discreet. So an indiscretion is a moment when someone is 'not careful' with their choices, a small mistake that shows poor judgment.