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indiscretion

 
Dictionary: in·dis·cre·tion   (ĭn'dĭ-skrĕsh'ən) pronunciation
n.
  1. Lack of discretion; injudiciousness.
  2. An indiscreet act or remark.

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Antonyms: indiscretion
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n

Definition: mistake
Antonyms: care, discreetness, discretion, right


Devil's Dictionary: indiscretion
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

The guilt of woman.


WordNet: indiscretion
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the trait of being injudicious
  Synonym: injudiciousness

Meaning #2: a petty misdeed
  Synonym: peccadillo


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indiskretion, åbenmundethed, taktløshed

Nederlands (Dutch)
indiscretie, onbescheidenheid, loslippigheid, onvoorzichtigheid

Français (French)
n. - indiscrétion, manque de discrétion, imprudence, écart de conduite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unbedachtsamkeit, Taktlosigkeit, (Liebes)abenteuer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αδιακρισία, έλλειψη διακριτικότητας, ακριτομυθία

Italiano (Italian)
indiscrezione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - indiscrição (f)

Русский (Russian)
невежливость, неблагоразумие

Español (Spanish)
n. - indiscreción, imprudencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - obetänksamhet, oförsiktighet, snedsprång, indiskretion, lösmynthet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
欠详虑, 轻率, 不慎重

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 欠詳慮, 輕率, 不慎重

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 무분별, 경솔, 비밀누설

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 軽率, 無分別

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طيش, حماقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעשה לא נאה, חוסר זהירות, חוסר טקט‬


 
 
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