Etymology

indiscretion

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Today it means: The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion Full definition →

Late Latin indiscrētiō
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromindiscrētiō
  2. English todayindiscretion

From Old French, from Late Latin indiscrētiō.

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