indiscretion

indiscretion

See also: indiscrétion

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Late Latin indiscretio

Noun

indiscretion (countable and uncountable, plural indiscretions)

1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion

   Synonyms: imprudence, rashness

2. An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.
3. A brief sexual liaison.

Translations

Want of discretion

Bulgarian: нетактичност (bg) f (netaktičnost), неучтивост (bg) f (neučtivost) Dutch: indescretie French: indiscrétion (fr) f German: Indiskretion f

Greek: αδιακρισία (el) f (adiakrisía) Romanian: indiscreție (ro) f Russian: неосмотрительность (ru) f (neosmotritelʹnostʹ)

Indiscreet act

Armenian: անհամեստություն (hy) (anhamestutʿyun) Finnish: hairahdus (fi) French: indiscrétion (fr) f

German: Indiskretion f Greek: αδιακρισία (el) f (adiakrisía) Romanian: indiscreție (ro) f

References

• indiscretion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• indiscretion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• indirections