All indiscretion synonyms
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I i noun indiscretion
- mistake β an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- miscue β a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball.
- lapse β an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- recklessness β utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- gaffe β a social blunder; faux pas.
- misjudgment β An act of misjudging, a mistake in judgment.
- goof β to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- unseemly β not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.: an unseemly act; unseemly behavior.
- folly β the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
- imprudence β not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- foolishness β resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- thoughtlessness β lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- hastiness β moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- stupidity β the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- stumble β to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- rashness β acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- gaucherie β lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
- crudeness β in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
- indiscreet β not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
- foul-up β a condition of difficulty or disorder brought on by inefficiency, stupidity, etc.
- ingenuousness β free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
- tactlessness β lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark.
- slip-up β a mistake, blunder, or oversight: Several slip-ups caused a delay in the delivery of the books.
- carelessness β not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
- incaution β lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.
- unthinking β thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate: an unthinking, tactless person.
- error β A mistake.
- excitability β (uncountable) The state of being excitable.
- indiscreetness β Indiscretion.
- garrulousness β Garrulity.
- indelicateness β The quality of being indelicate; indelicacy.
- nosiness β unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- transgression β an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- impropriety β the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
- peccadillo β a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- misdemeanor β Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- misdeed β an immoral or wicked deed.
- blunder β A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- clanger β You can refer to something stupid or embarrassing that someone does or says as a clanger.
- boob β A woman's boobs are her breasts.
- bumble β to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way
- faux pas β a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
- naivete β the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- misspeak β Express oneself insufficiently clearly or accurately.
- screw-up β a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
adjective indiscretion
- injudicious β not judicious; showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet: an injudicious decision.