| Main Entry: |
indiscretion |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
mistake |
Synonyms: |
bumble, crudeness, dropping the ball, dumb move,
error, excitability,
faux pas,
folly, fool mistake, foolishness, foul-up, gaffe, gaucherie, goof, hastiness, imprudence, indiscreetness, ingenuousness,
lapse, miscue, misjudgment, misspeak, naiveté, rashness, recklessness, screw-up, simple-mindedness, slip of the tongue,
slip*, slip-up,
stumble,
stupidity, tactlessness, thoughtlessness, unseemliness
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Antonyms: |
care, discreetness, discretion, right
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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