indiscreet

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˌɪndɪˈskrit/ UK /ˌɪndɪˈskriːt/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
lacking discretion; unwisely free in speech or action

An indiscreet remark at dinner revealed the whole plan.

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1 adj · lacking discretion;... imprudent tactless incautious rash unguarded injudicious

Opposites

discreet prudent cautious tactful circumspect

Word family

Forms indiscreetly

Derived forms indiscreetlyindiscretion

Related forms discreet discretion discrete

Etymology

From Old French indiscret, from Late Latin indiscretus ('not separated, undistinguished'), from in- ('not') + discretus, past participle of discernere ('to separate, distinguish'), from dis- ('apart') + cernere ('to sift, distinguish').

discernere Latin cernere Latin *krey- Proto-Indo-European

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# indiscreet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌɪndɪˈskrit
**IPA (UK):** ˌɪndɪˈskriːt

## Meanings
1. lacking discretion; unwisely free in speech or action

## Examples
- An indiscreet remark at dinner revealed the whole plan.

## Synonyms
- imprudent
- tactless
- incautious
- rash
- unguarded
- injudicious

## Antonyms
- discreet
- prudent
- cautious
- tactful
- circumspect

## Derived Forms
- indiscreetly
- indiscretion

## Related Forms
- discreet
- discretion
- discrete

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: discernere
- Root: cernere
- Root: *krey-

## Etymology
From Old French indiscret, from Late Latin indiscretus ('not separated, undistinguished'), from in- ('not') + discretus, past participle of discernere ('to separate, distinguish'), from dis- ('apart') + cernere ('to sift, distinguish').

## AI Etymology
Indiscreet comes from Old French indiscret, from Late Latin indiscretus ('not separated, undistinguished'), from in- ('not') + discretus, past participle of discernere ('to separate, distinguish'), from dis- ('apart') + cernere ('to sift, distinguish'). The etymological trail includes Latin discernere, Latin cernere, and Proto-Indo-European *krey-. As an adjective, indiscreet means lacking discretion; unwisely free in speech or action. The same family is visible in derived forms such as indiscreetly and indiscretion and related forms such as discreet, discretion, and discrete. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

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- Communication

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