Noun: indiscretion ,in-di'skre-shun
- A minor fault or sin
"He confessed to the indiscretion of occasionally reading his wife's emails";
- peccadillo
- 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