indiscreet
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indiscreet
lacking prudence; revealing secrets: She made an indiscreet remark about their relationship.
Not to be confused with:
indiscrete – not divided into distinct parts: a box of indiscrete personnel files
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in·dis·creet
(ĭn′dĭ-skrēt′)adj.
Lacking discretion; injudicious: an indiscreet remark.
in′dis·creet′ly adv.
in′dis·creet′ness n.
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indiscreet
(ˌɪndɪˈskriːt)adj
not discreet; imprudent or tactless
ˌindisˈcreetly adv
ˌindisˈcreetness n
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in•dis•creet
(ˌɪn dɪˈskrit)adj.
not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
[1375–1425]
in`dis•creet′ly, adv.
in`dis•creet′ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | indiscreet - lacking discretion; injudicious; "her behavior was indiscreet at the very best" discreet - marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace" |
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indiscreet
adjective tactless, foolish, rash, reckless, unwise, hasty, ill-advised, unthinking, ill-judged, ill-considered, imprudent, heedless, injudicious, incautious, undiplomatic, impolitic He is notoriously indiscreet about his private life.
diplomatic, wise, cautious, discreet, prudent, judicious, tactful, politic
diplomatic, wise, cautious, discreet, prudent, judicious, tactful, politic
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indiscreet
adjectiveNot wise:
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Translations
غَيْر حَكيم ، غير مُتَبَصِّرغَيْر مُتَحَفِّظ
indiskrétnínerozvážný
åbenmundetindiskretuforsigtiguklog
indiszkréttapintatlan
lausmállógætinn
nesantūrumasnesantūrus
neapdomīgsnetaktisks
indiskrétny
indiscreet
[ˌɪndɪsˈkriːt] ADJ [person, remark, behaviour] → indiscretoto be indiscreet about sth → ser indiscreto respecto a algo
it was indiscreet of her to mention it → fue muy indiscreta or cometió una indiscreción mencionándolo
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indiscreet
adj → indiskret; (= tactless) → taktlos, ohne Feingefühl; to be indiscreet about something → in Bezug auf etw (acc) → indiskret sein; he is too indiscreet ever to be a successful diplomat → wegen seiner Neigung zu Indiskretionen wird er nie ein erfolgreicher Diplomat werden
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indiscreet
(indiˈskriːt) adjective1. giving too much information away. an indiscreet remark.
2. not wise or cautious. indiscreet behaviour.
ˌindiˈscretion (-ˈskreʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.