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indiscretion |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Indiscretion \In`dis*cre"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not + discretion: cf F. indiscr['e]tion.] 1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence. 2. An indiscreet act indiscreet behavior. Past indiscretion is a venial crime. --Cowper. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: indiscretion n 1: the trait of being injudicious [syn: {injudiciousness}] 2: a petty misdeed [syn: {peccadillo}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: INDISCRETION, n. The guilt of woman.
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