"indiscretion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɪndɪsˈkɹɛʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indiscretion.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-indiscretion.wav [US] Forms: indiscretions [plural]
Etymology: From Old French, from Late Latin indiscrētiō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|LL.|indiscrētiō}} Late Latin indiscrētiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} indiscretion (countable and uncountable, plural indiscretions)
  1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: imprudence, rashness Translations (Want of discretion): нетактичност (netaktičnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), неучтивост (neučtivost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), indiscreció [feminine] (Catalan), 不慎 (bat¹ san⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), indescretie (Dutch), indiscrétion [feminine] (French), Indiskretion [feminine] (German), αδιακρισία (adiakrisía) [feminine] (Greek), neuyeidys (Manx), indiscreție [feminine] (Romanian), неосмотрительность (neosmotritelʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), indiscreción [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-indiscretion-en-noun--DBpowvY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 24 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 74 18 8 Disambiguation of 'Want of discretion': 84 7 9
  2. An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-indiscretion-en-noun-JpiYWbjA
  3. A brief sexual liaison. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-indiscretion-en-noun-cnuc2pcI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dietary indiscretion, youthful indiscretion Related terms: indiscreet, discretion Translations (Indiscreet act): անհամեստություն (anhamestutʻyun) (Armenian), hairahdus (Finnish), indiscrétion [feminine] (French), Indiskretion [feminine] (German), αδιακρισία (adiakrisía) [feminine] (Greek), ұятсыздық (ūätsyzdyq) (Kazakh), indiscreție [feminine] (Romanian), нескромность (neskromnostʹ) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'Indiscreet act': 45 54 1

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "Indiscreet act",
      "word": "ұятсыздық"
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