indiscretion

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[ US /ˌɪndɪsˈkɹɛʃən/ ]
[ UK /ˌɪndɪskɹˈɛʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. the trait of being injudicious
  2. a petty misdeed
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How To Use indiscretion In A Sentence

  • He was embarrassed and even ashamed of his indiscretion, but then he realized that there was no way he could have been heard above the roar of the boisterous crowd.
  • Even if you knew some delicious, salacious gossip, some tantalising indiscretion, to let it slip would feel like treason.
  • Reflect upon him, too, in your moments of dissipation, and let his idea controul your indiscretions -- not merely in an hour of contradiction call peevishly upon his name, only to wound the dearest friend you have. A Simple Story
  • Occasionally they paid for their indiscretion with their lives.
  • An orthographical indiscretion: the adverb should be “discreetly.” A Brief History of Shorthand - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com
  • In the match programme yesterday he apologised for that indiscretion and claimed he was ‘under severe pressure’ at the time.
  • After a scrappy start, both teams settled down with York producing a series of incisive moves, all of which collapsed either at the whistle of the referee or their own indiscretions.
  • I instantly regret my indiscretion and beg him to keep the news to himself.
  • But should we judge the man simply on this indiscretion?
  • Where there is indiscretion we have got to be dealing with it.
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