Indiscretion \In`dis*cre"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not + discretion: cf. F. indiscr['e]tion.] 1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence. 2. An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior. Past indiscretion is a venial crime. --Cowper.
indiscretion n 1: the trait of being injudicious [syn: {injudiciousness}] 2: a petty misdeed [syn: {peccadillo}]