top definitions
related content
examples
british

indiscreet

[ in-di-skreet ]

/ ˌɪn dɪˈskrit /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR indiscreet ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.

Origin of indiscreet

1375–1425; late Middle English indiscret (probably < Middle French) < Latin indiscrētus undivided; see indiscrete

SYNONYMS FOR indiscreet

imprudent, incautious, impolitic.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR indiscreet ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM indiscreet

in·dis·creet·ly, adverb in·dis·creet·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH indiscreet

indiscreet indiscrete

Words nearby indiscreet

indirection, indiscernible, indiscerptible, indiscipline, indiscoverable, indiscreet, indiscrete, indiscretion, indiscriminate, indiscriminating, indiscrimination

Example sentences from the Web for indiscreet

The media is full of stories of careers and lives laid waste by indiscreet texts, emails, and other digital communications.

Confide Is the Best Way to Keep Your Dastardly Deeds Hidden—For Now |Daniel Gross |January 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the course of the conversation, I made a joke—an indiscreet joke, as I am all all too typically prone to do.

A False Charge Against Fareed Zakaria (UPDATED) |David Frum |August 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The indiscreet interest-rate impostors even sent seductive salvos over internal email.

Barclays Settlement: The Worst of the Emails |Alex Klein |July 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It suggested she was indiscreet, had poor judgment, and was insensitive to different groups.

The Education of Cathie Black |Jacob Bernstein |April 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

People are simply too disorganized and indiscreet to pull off a secret world-wide plot.

Iran and U.S. Wingnuts: a 9/11 Love Story |John Avlon |March 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Would it be indiscreet to ask you by whom you have been defrauded?

Baron Trigault's Vengeance |Emile Gaboriau
If—you—don't—call—that—an—indiscreet letter, what would you call one?

The Indiscreet Letter |Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
He had readily undertaken to manage his county; and he exerted himself, as usual, with indiscreet heat and violence.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay
The man had been injured by indiscreet persons acting on my behalf and in opposition to my wishes.

The Prime Minister |Anthony Trollope
But many considerations suggested themselves to put a stop to this indiscreet step.

The Deerslayer |James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for indiscreet

indiscreet

/ (ˌɪndɪˈskriːt) /

adjective

not discreet; imprudent or tactless

Derived forms of indiscreet

indiscreetly, adverb indiscreetness, noun