indiscretion
noun
in·dis·cre·tion
ˌin-di-ˈskre-shən 
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
Examples of indiscretion in a Sentence
She committed a few minor indiscretions.
put the incident down as just a youthful indiscretion
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Smith lightened the level of the indiscretion, which goes deeper in Molnar’s version.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Ford hoped his suddenly patriotic electorate would forget about the province’s struggling hospitals and colleges, its bonkers traffic, and the indiscretions that have marked his tenure, including a real-estate scandal that is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Sexual patterns and proclivities are mocked, personal indiscretions are laid bare, and there follows a spectacle of viciously eloquent backbiting—and, in one case, bloodletting.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s a time when the super rich ruled, when women’s choices were limited to homemaking and looking the other way at their husband’s indiscretions, both financial and social, and when women who refused to submit to those men were shunned.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Ford hoped his suddenly patriotic electorate would forget about the province’s struggling hospitals and colleges, its bonkers traffic, and the indiscretions that have marked his tenure, including a real-estate scandal that is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Sexual patterns and proclivities are mocked, personal indiscretions are laid bare, and there follows a spectacle of viciously eloquent backbiting—and, in one case, bloodletting.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s a time when the super rich ruled, when women’s choices were limited to homemaking and looking the other way at their husband’s indiscretions, both financial and social, and when women who refused to submit to those men were shunned.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Indiscretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indiscretion. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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indiscretion
noun
in·dis·cre·tion
ˌin-dis-ˈkresh-ən
1
: lack of discretion : imprudence
2
: an indiscreet act or remark
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