Indiscretion \In`dis*cre"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not + discretion: cf. F. indiscr['e]tion.] 1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion; imprudence.
2. An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior.
Past indiscretion is a venial crime. --Cowper.
"We profoundly regret the indiscretion," said an armed forces communique announcing that Col. Luis Alonso Carranza had been dismissed and replaced.
(On the campaign trail last week, he said that vote was the result of youthful indiscretion and said he now supports the proposal.) _For overhaul of the welfare system.
He is careful and thorough in his choice of words; he could never be accused of indiscretion.
Then, Bentsen said, Quayle told the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Monday his vote was a "youthful indiscretion"and he had changed his mind.