indiscretion
noun
[ ɪndɪˈskrɛʃ(ə)n ]
• behaviour or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgement.
• "he knew himself all too prone to indiscretion"
Similar:
imprudence,
injudiciousness,
lack of caution,
incaution,
irresponsibility,
carelessness,
rashness,
unwariness,
haste,
recklessness,
precipitateness,
impulsiveness,
foolhardiness,
foolishness,
folly,
poor judgement,
short-sightedness,
indelicacy,
tactlessness,
lack of diplomacy,
insensitivity,
blunder,
lapse,
gaffe,
mistake,
error,
breach of etiquette,
slip,
miscalculation,
impropriety,
misdemeanour,
transgression,
peccadillo,
offence,
misdeed,
crime,
felony,
sin,
wrongdoing,
misconduct,
mischief,
mischievousness,
wickedness,
misbehaviour,
bad behaviour,
faux pas,
slip-up,
trespass,
Origin:
Middle English: from late Latin indiscretio(n- ), from in- (expressing negation) + discretio ‘separation’ (in late Latin ‘discernment’), from discernere ‘separate out, discern’.
