Category:Indiscretion

In`dis*cre"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + discretion: cf. F. indiscrétion.]

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.