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indiscretions

[in-di-skresh-uhn]

noun

1.

lack of discretion; imprudence.

2.

an indiscreet act, remark, etc.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin indiscrētiōn- (stem of indiscrētiō). See in-³, discretion

Related forms

in·dis·cre·tion·ar·y, adjective

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