Your frivolity and indiscretion in choosing friends, Tom, can greatly hurt you in life.
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Indiscretion
//ˌɪndɪsˈkɹɛʃən//
Synonyms for "indiscretion" (178 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Strong matches (53)
dumb trickenormityerrorevilevulgationfailurefaultfaux pasfelonyfollyfoolhardinessfoolishnessgaffegallgenocidegiveawayguilty acthastehastinessheavy sin
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heedlessnessheroicshubrisimmaturityimpetuosityimpetuousnessimproprietyimprovidenceimprudenceimpudenceimpulsivenessinadvisabilityinappropriatenessinattentioninconsiderationindecencyindecorousnessindecorumindelicacyindiscreetnessindiscriminatenessindiscriminationineleganceinelegancyinexpedienceinexpiable sininiquityinjudiciousnessinjuryinjusticeinsensibility
Noun(2 words)
Related words (89)
insensitivityinsolenceirrationalitylack of feelinglack of refinementlapseleakletting outmalefactionmalfeasancemalumminor wrongmisdeedmisdemeanormisfeasancemisstepmistakemortal sinnaivetynonfeasance
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obvious clueoffenseomissionoutrageoverboldnessovercarelessnessoverconfidenceoversurenessoverweeningnesspeccadillopeccancypompousnesspromiscuitypromiscuousnesspuerilityrashnessreasonlessnessrecklessnesssenselessnesssinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actslipsolecismsottisestuffinessstupid thingstupiditysyncretismtactlessnesstelltaletelltale signtemerariousnesstemeritythoughtlessnesstorttransgressiontrespasstripuncharinessunchastityuncriticalnessundiscriminatingnessundiscriminativenessunfastidiousnessunintelligenceunmeticulousnessunparticularnessunprecisenessunreasonunreasonablenessunseemlinessunselectivenessunsensiblenessunsoundnessuntactfulnessunthoughtfulnessunutterable sinunwarinessunwisdomunwise stepunwisenessunwitting disclosurevenial sinwitlessnesswrong
Noun(2 words)
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3 entriesis a
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9 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 14 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- անհամեստություն noun (Indiscreet act)
Bulgarian
2 entries- нетактичност noun (Want of discretion)
- неучтивост noun (Want of discretion)
Catalan
1 entries- indiscreció noun (Want of discretion)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 不慎 noun (Want of discretion)
Dutch
1 entries- indescretie noun (Want of discretion)
Finnish
1 entries- hairahdus noun (Indiscreet act)
French
2 entries- indiscrétion noun (Want of discretion)
- indiscrétion noun (Indiscreet act)
German
2 entries- Indiskretion noun (Want of discretion)
- Indiskretion noun (Indiscreet act)
Greek
2 entries- αδιακρισία noun (Want of discretion)
- αδιακρισία noun (Indiscreet act)
Kazakh
1 entries- ұятсыздық noun (Indiscreet act)
Manx
1 entries- neuyeidys noun (Want of discretion)
Romanian
2 entries- indiscreție noun (Want of discretion)
- indiscreție noun (Indiscreet act)
Russian
2 entries- неосмотрительность noun (Want of discretion)
- нескромность noun (Indiscreet act)
Spanish
1 entries- indiscreción noun (Want of discretion)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
political indiscretion
Source: wiktionary
minor indiscretion
Source: wiktionary
He apologized for his youthful indiscretion.
Source: wiktionary
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