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Noun: indiscretion  ,in-di'skre-shun
  1. A minor fault or sin
    "He confessed to the indiscretion of occasionally reading his wife's emails";
    - peccadillo
     
  2. The trait of being injudicious
    "His indiscretion in sharing confidential information cost him his job";
    - injudiciousness

Derived forms: indiscretions

Type of: daftness, folly, foolishness, misbehavior [US], misbehaviour [Brit, Cdn], misdeed, misdoing, unwiseness

Encyclopedia: Indiscretion