|ində̇|skreshən sometimes ÷-rēsh- noun
Etymology: Middle English indiscrecioun, from Middle French indiscretion, from Late Latin indiscretion-, indiscretio, from indiscretus indiscreet + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : lack of discretion: as
a. : imprudence , injudiciousness , untactfulness , inconsiderateness
warned him against indiscretion in his conversation
b. : lack of careful restraint : unwariness , incaution
spoke calmly to her and without indiscretion
2. : something (as an act, procedure, remark) marked by lack of discretion
had destroyed his political career by an indiscretion — Gamaliel Bradford
specifically : an act at variance with the accepted morality of a society
careful not to mention the indiscretions of her earlier life
3. Scotland : incivility , impoliteness