indiscreet
adjective
[ ɪndɪˈskriːt ]
• having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that should remain private or secret.
• "they have been embarrassed by indiscreet friends"
Similar:
imprudent,
impolitic,
unwise,
injudicious,
incautious,
irresponsible,
ill-judged,
ill-advised,
misguided,
ill-considered,
careless,
rash,
unwary,
hasty,
reckless,
precipitate,
impulsive,
foolhardy,
foolish,
short-sighted,
undiplomatic,
indelicate,
tactless,
insensitive,
inexpedient,
untimely,
infelicitous,
Origin:
late Middle English (originally as indiscrete in the sense ‘lacking discernment or judgement’): from late Latin indiscretus ‘not separate or distinguishable’ (in medieval Latin ‘careless, indiscreet’), from in- ‘not’ + discretus ‘separate’ (see discreet). Compare with indiscrete.
