indiscreet
[ in-di-skreet ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˈskrit /
adjective
not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
RELATED WORDS
hasty, careless, foolish, heedless, imprudent, inconsiderate, insensitive, rash, reckless, unthinking
Nearby words
- indirectly,
- indiscernible,
- indiscerptible,
- indiscipline,
- indiscoverable,
- indiscrete,
- indiscretion,
- indiscriminate,
- indiscriminately,
- indiscriminating
Origin of indiscreet
1375–1425; late Middle English indiscret (probably < Middle French) < Latin indiscrētus undivided; see indiscrete
SYNONYMS FOR indiscreet
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indiscreet
/ (ˌɪndɪˈskriːt) /
adjective
not discreet; imprudent or tactless
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indiscreet
"imprudent, not discrete" (early 15c.) and indiscrete "not containing distinct parts" (c.1600) are both from Latin indiscretus "unseparated; indistinguishable, not known apart," the former via an Old French or Medieval Latin secondary sense. From in- "not" (see in- (1)) + discreet. Related: Indiscreetly; indiscreetness.
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