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English Dictionary: indiscreetness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
indiscreetness
n
  1. lacking good judgment [syn: injudiciousness, indiscreetness]
    Antonym(s): judiciousness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Indiscreet \In`dis*creet"\, a. [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr.
      L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See {In-} not, and
      {Discreet}, and cf. {Indiscrete}.]
      Not discreet; wanting in discretion.
  
               So drunken, and so indiscreet an officer. --Shak.
  
      Syn: Imprudent; injudicious; inconsiderate; rash; hasty;
               incautious; heedless; undiscerning; foolish. --
               {In`dis*creet"ly}, adv. -- {In`dis*creet"ness}, n.
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