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BNC: 18855 COCA: 19461

indiscretion

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
indiscretion /ˌɪndɪˈskrɛʃən/ noun
plural indiscretions
indiscretion
/ˌɪndɪˈskrɛʃən/
noun
plural indiscretions
Learner's definition of INDISCRETION
[noncount] : lack of good judgment or care in behavior and especially in speech : lack of discretion轻率;不慎重
[count] : an act or remark that shows a lack of good judgment : an indiscreet act or remark轻率的言行;言行失检
BNC: 18855 COCA: 19461

indiscretion

noun

in·​dis·​cre·​tion ˌin-di-ˈskre-shən How to pronounce indiscretion (audio)
1
: lack of discretion : imprudence
dietary indiscretion
2
a
: something (such as an act or remark) marked by lack of discretion
b
: an act at variance with the accepted morality of a society
resigned because of financial indiscretions

Example Sentences

She committed a few minor indiscretions. put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion
Recent Examples on the Web Not for committing a crime or breaking a law, rather for seeking advice and help from an ecclesiastical leader who can report them for any moral indiscretion or faith crisis. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 The hope, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday, is that sophomore receiver Agiye Hall grows from his most recent indiscretion. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Aug. 2022 The magazine’s declared charge was to bring ungainly life and youthful indiscretion to a culture bounded by cloying upstart institutions (McSweeney’s) and stuffy, older ones (James Wood writing at The New Republic). Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 27 June 2022 Compare those portraits of early waywardness with Anne, a model youth whose one indiscretion portends a fall from grace. The New Yorker, 6 May 2022 Hammond’s moment of indiscretion had other consequences for the Supreme Court, too. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2022 Being hounded to the point of collapse by the media after a partner’s indiscretion. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2022 Then again, indiscretion isn’t the same as indecision. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2022 How can the hurtfulness of such a social indiscretion not be obvious to the maker? Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of indiscretion was in the 14th century
BNC: 18855 COCA: 19461
indiscretion

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INDISCRETION ADJECTIVEserious嚴重的言行失檢minor, slight輕微的/略微的輕率personal個人的言行失檢youthful年輕人的魯莽輕率dietary, sexual飲食無度;性關係不檢點VERB + INDISCRETIONcommit做出不檢點行為He had committed a minor sexual indiscretion.他在性方面曾有一次不太檢點。regret後悔輕率之舉I instantly regretted my indiscretion and asked her to keep the news to herself.我立刻對自己的輕率感到後悔,請求她不要把消息告訴別人。

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