Indiscretion (Noun)
Meaning 1
The trait of being injudicious.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- His latest social media post was a shocking indiscretion that damaged his professional reputation.
- She had to learn to control her tongue to avoid embarrassing herself with careless indiscretions.
- A single indiscretion can be enough to ruin a person's chances of getting a promotion at work.
- The politician's downfall was hastened by a series of public indiscretions that eroded the public's trust in him.
- Her habit of speaking her mind without thinking was often interpreted as an indiscretion that hurt those around her.