Indiscreetness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking good judgment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndɪskɹˈiːtnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪskɹˈiːtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪskɹˈiːtnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndɪskɹˈiːtnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

injudiciousness

Antonyms

judiciousness

Word Forms

injudicious	adjective	lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise
indiscreet	adjective	lacking discretion; injudicious

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Indiskretheit

es mangelt an gutem Urteilsvermögen

🇫🇷French

indiscrétion

manque de jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

indiscreción

falta de buen juicio

🇮🇹Italian

indiscrezione

privo di buon senso

🇳🇱Dutch

indiscretie

gebrek aan goed beoordelingsvermogen

🇵🇹Portuguese

indiscrição

falta de bom senso

🇷🇺Russian

неблагоразумие

не хватает здравого смысла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अविवेक

अच्छे निर्णय का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অবিবেচকতা

ভাল বিচারের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனக்குறைவு

நல்ல தீர்ப்பு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలివితక్కువతనం

మంచి తీర్పు లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अविवेकीपणा

चांगल्या निर्णयाचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિવેકી

સારા નિર્ણયનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವೇಚನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವಿಕೆ

ಉತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಪು ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേകമില്ലായ്മ

നല്ല വിധിയുടെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਸਮਝੀ

ਚੰਗੇ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے خیالی

اچھے فیصلے کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻率

缺乏良好的判断力

🇯🇵Japanese

無分別

適切な判断力に欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

무분별함

좋은 판단력이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bừa bãi

thiếu phán đoán tốt

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่รอบคอบ

ขาดวิจารณญาณที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecerobohan

kurang penilaian yang baik

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-ingat

kulang sa mabuting paghuhusga

🇲🇾Malay

kecuaian

kurang pertimbangan yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحماقة

تفتقر إلى الحكم الجيد

🇮🇷Persian

بی احتیاطی

فاقد قضاوت خوب

🇹🇷Turkish

düşüncesizlik

iyi muhakeme yeteneğinden yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר דיסקרטיות

חסר שיקול דעת טוב

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The primary meaning of 'indiscreetness' is 'lacking good judgment'.

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Using 'indiscreetness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'indiscreetness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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