Your frivolity and indiscretion in choosing friends, Tom, can greatly hurt you in life.
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Indiscretion
/ˌɪndɪsˈkɹɛʃən/
Synonyms for "indiscretion" (182 found)
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Closest matches (37)
absurdityact of follyatrocityaudacitybabblingbetrayalblabberingblabbingbloomerblunderboldnessbonerbotchbrashnessbrassbrazen boldnessbreachbunglecallownesscarelessness
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casualnesscheekchildishnesschutzpahcommunication leakcrimecrime against humanitycrudity of intellectdead giveawaydeadly sindelinquencyderelictiondivulgationdivulgementdivulgencedivulging
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (54)
dumb trickenormityerrorevilevulgationfailurefaultfaux pasfelonyfollyfoolhardinessfoolishnessgaffegallgenocidegiveawayguilty acthastehastinessheavy sin
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heedlessnessheroicshubrisimmaturityimpetuosityimpetuousnessimproprietyimprovidenceimprudenceimpudenceimpulsivenessinadvisabilityinappropriatenessinattentioninconsiderationindecencyindecorousnessindecorumindelicacyindiscreetnessindiscriminatenessindiscriminationineleganceinelegancyinexpedienceinexpiable sininiquityinjudiciousnessinjuryinjusticeinsensibilityinsensitivity
Noun(2 words)
Related words (91)
insolenceirrationalitylack of feelinglack of refinementlapseleakletting outmalefactionmalfeasancemalumminor wrongmisdeedmisdemeanormisfeasancemisstepmistakemortal sinnaivetynonfeasanceobvious clue
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offenseomissionoutrageoverboldnessovercarelessnessoverconfidenceoversurenessoverweeningnesspeccadillopeccancypompousnesspromiscuitypromiscuousnesspuerilityrashnessreasonlessnessrecklessnesssenselessnesssinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actslipsolecismsottisestuffinessstupid thingstupiditysyncretismtactlessnesstelltaletelltale signtemerariousnesstemeritythoughtlessnesstorttransgressiontrespasstripuncharinessunchastityuncriticalnessundiscriminatingnessundiscriminativenessunfastidiousnessunintelligenceunmeticulousnessunparticularnessunprecisenessunreasonunreasonablenessunseemlinessunselectivenessunsensiblenessunsoundnessuntactfulnessunthoughtfulnessunutterable sinunwarinessunwisdomunwise stepunwisenessunwitting disclosurevenial sinwitlessnesswrong
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More general
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5 entriesbreach of confidencehabitual disclosurepremature disclosurerepeated imprudenceunguarded remark
Collocations
6 entriesact of indiscretionbreach of confidencedisplay of indiscretionpremature disclosureprivacy breachunwise remark
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
political indiscretion
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minor indiscretion
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He apologized for his youthful indiscretion.
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