Circumspection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

the trait of being circumspect and prudent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹɪptˈɑːɡɐməs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪʃklɒθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪʃklɒθ/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹɪptˈɑːɡɐməs/.

Examples

the servants showed great tact and discretion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discretion discreetness prudence caution

Parts of Speech

noun	knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress “the servants showed great tact and discretion”
noun	the trait of being circumspect and prudent

Word Forms

discreet	adjective	heedful of potential consequences
prudent	adjective	careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Umsicht

wissen, wie man Peinlichkeiten oder Kummer vermeidet

🇫🇷French

circonspection

savoir comment éviter l'embarras ou la détresse

🇪🇸Spanish

circunspección

saber cómo evitar la vergüenza o la angustia

🇮🇹Italian

circospezione

sapere come evitare imbarazzo o disagio

🇳🇱Dutch

omzichtigheid

weten hoe je schaamte of angst kunt vermijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

circunspecção

saber como evitar constrangimento ou angústia

🇷🇺Russian

осмотрительность

знать, как избежать смущения или страдания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एहतियात

यह जानना कि शर्मिंदगी या संकट से कैसे बचा जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিদর্শন

কিভাবে বিব্রত বা কষ্ট এড়াতে হয় তা জানা

🇮🇳Tamil

நுண்ணறிவு

சங்கடம் அல்லது துன்பத்தைத் தவிர்ப்பது எப்படி என்பதை அறிவது

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిశీలన

ఇబ్బంది లేదా బాధను ఎలా నివారించాలో తెలుసుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सावधगिरी

पेच किंवा त्रास कसा टाळायचा हे जाणून घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોકસાઈ

અકળામણ કે તકલીફ કેવી રીતે ટાળવી તે જાણવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿವೀಕ್ಷಣೆ

ಮುಜುಗರ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಕಟವನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಿಸುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂക്ഷ്മപരിശോധന

നാണക്കേടോ ദുരിതമോ എങ്ങനെ ഒഴിവാക്കാമെന്ന് അറിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੌਕਸੀ

ਇਹ ਜਾਣਨਾ ਕਿ ਸ਼ਰਮ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਬਚਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

احتیاط

شرمندگی یا پریشانی سے بچنے کا طریقہ جاننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谨慎

知道如何避免尴尬或痛苦

🇯🇵Japanese

用心深さ

恥ずかしさや苦痛を避ける方法を知る

🇰🇷Korean

세심한 주의

당혹감이나 괴로움을 피하는 방법을 아는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thận trọng

biết cách tránh bối rối hoặc đau khổ

🇹🇭Thai

ความรอบคอบ

รู้วิธีหลีกเลี่ยงความลำบากใจหรือความทุกข์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehati-hatian

mengetahui cara menghindari rasa malu atau tertekan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-iingat

alam kung paano maiwasan ang kahihiyan o pagkabalisa

🇲🇾Malay

berhati-hati

mengetahui cara mengelakkan rasa malu atau kesusahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحذر

معرفة كيفية تجنب الإحراج أو الضيق

🇮🇷Persian

احتیاط

دانستن اینکه چگونه از خجالت یا ناراحتی جلوگیری کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ihtiyat

utanç veya sıkıntıdan nasıl kaçınılacağını bilmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הקפדה

לדעת איך למנוע מבוכה או מצוקה

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