indiscretionn.

/ɪndɪˈskrɛʃən/

Forms: Middle English indiscrecyone, Middle English indyscrecioun, 1500s indiscression, indiscretione, 1500s– indiscretion.

Etymology: < French indiscrétion (12–13th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < late Latin indiscrētiōn-em , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + discrētiōn-em discretion n.

1. Want of discretion; the fact of being indiscreet; in early use, chiefly, want of discernment or discrimination; in later, want of judgement in speech or action; injudicious, unguarded, or unwary conduct; imprudence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > imprudence

indiscretionc1340

unprudencea1382

undiscretiona1395

unadvisednessc1449

unadvisement1526

imprudence?1541

undiscreetness1542

imprudency1576

indiscreetness1658

c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 18 He sall neuer erre by fantasye, ne by indiscrecyone.

c1450 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 242 Vengeaunce and wrathe in an hastyvyte, Wyth an unstedefast speryte of indyscrecioun.

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. viii. 159 They be theyr indiscression & euyl maners..discomfort and hurte those they wene to helpe & comforte.

1592 S. Daniel Complaint Rosamond in Wks. (1717) 39 Happy liv'd I, whilst Parents Eye did guide The Indiscretion of my feeble Ways.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 8 Our indiscretion sometime serues vs well When our deepe plots doe pall.

1645 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 318 Prince Rupert was absolved and cleared from any disloyalty or treason, in the rendering of Bristol; but not of Indiscretion.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 128 Thus our hopes perished by the indiscretion of one foolish fellow.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 167. ⁋5 Granting what only the indiscretion of her kindness enabled him to withhold.

1825 Oxberry's Dramatic Biogr. III. 43 When and where the first act of indiscretion (this is the holiday term for vice) occurred, we know not.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 21 In spite of calumny for which their own indiscretion had perhaps furnished some ground.

2. An indiscreet or imprudent act or step. (Sometimes a euphemism for a transgression of social morality: cf. 1825 at sense 1.) Also, an accidental or (‘calculated indiscretion’) a supposedly accidental revelation of an official secret, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > imprudence > instance of

worst1543

worst1557

indiscretion1603

imprudence1646

false move1870

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > a disclosure > disclosure of secret information > inadvertent

giveaway1882

indiscretion1929

1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 82 It were an equall indiscretion, to estimate a mannes worth, either by their body or apparell.

1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. May (1965) I. 407 They suffer sometimes for their Indiscretions in a very severe manner.

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber iii. 46 A lady..whose female Indiscretions had occasion'd her Family to abandon her.

1752 C. Viner Cancelled Will 1 July I give to the Chancellor and University of Oxford (to whom I think myself in some measure obliged to make some Amends for my Indiscretions there in my Infancy).

1840 T. B. Macaulay Ranke's Hist. in Ess. (1854) II. 146 A youth, guilty only of an indiscretion.

1929 T. S. Eliot Dante 63 The Vita Nuova is neither a ‘confession’ nor an ‘indiscretion’ in the modern sense.

1930 Economist 12 July 59/1 This important statement had been communicated to the Press as a result either of a misunderstanding or of a ‘calculated indiscretion’.

1931 Economist 5 Dec. 1066/1 Socialist ‘indiscretions’..took the form of the publication of certain alleged confidential information as to advances to French banks and foreign Governments from the French Treasury.

1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 84/2 We have useful men denied the opportunity to contribute to our scientific efforts because of their youthful indiscretions.

1961 Spectator 26 May 742/1 He is psychologically indiscretion-prone.

3. Scottish. Incivility, want of politeness, rudeness.

ΚΠ

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Indiscreet Indiscretion, incivility, rudeness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	indiscretion
释义	indiscretionn. /ɪndɪˈskrɛʃən/ Forms: Middle English indiscrecyone, Middle English indyscrecioun, 1500s indiscression, indiscretione, 1500s– indiscretion. Etymology: < French indiscrétion (12–13th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < late Latin indiscrētiōn-em , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + discrētiōn-em discretion n. 1. Want of discretion; the fact of being indiscreet; in early use, chiefly, want of discernment or discrimination; in later, want of judgement in speech or action; injudicious, unguarded, or unwary conduct; imprudence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > imprudence indiscretionc1340 unprudencea1382 undiscretiona1395 unadvisednessc1449 unadvisement1526 imprudence?1541 undiscreetness1542 imprudency1576 indiscreetness1658 c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 18 He sall neuer erre by fantasye, ne by indiscrecyone. c1450 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 242 Vengeaunce and wrathe in an hastyvyte, Wyth an unstedefast speryte of indyscrecioun. ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. viii. 159 They be theyr indiscression & euyl maners..discomfort and hurte those they wene to helpe & comforte. 1592 S. Daniel Complaint Rosamond in Wks. (1717) 39 Happy liv'd I, whilst Parents Eye did guide The Indiscretion of my feeble Ways. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 8 Our indiscretion sometime serues vs well When our deepe plots doe pall. 1645 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 318 Prince Rupert was absolved and cleared from any disloyalty or treason, in the rendering of Bristol; but not of Indiscretion. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 128 Thus our hopes perished by the indiscretion of one foolish fellow. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 167. ⁋5 Granting what only the indiscretion of her kindness enabled him to withhold. 1825 Oxberry's Dramatic Biogr. III. 43 When and where the first act of indiscretion (this is the holiday term for vice) occurred, we know not. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xvii. 21 In spite of calumny for which their own indiscretion had perhaps furnished some ground. 2. An indiscreet or imprudent act or step. (Sometimes a euphemism for a transgression of social morality: cf. 1825 at sense 1.) Also, an accidental or (‘calculated indiscretion’) a supposedly accidental revelation of an official secret, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > imprudence > instance of worst1543 worst1557 indiscretion1603 imprudence1646 false move1870 society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > a disclosure > disclosure of secret information > inadvertent giveaway1882 indiscretion1929 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 82 It were an equall indiscretion, to estimate a mannes worth, either by their body or apparell. 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. May (1965) I. 407 They suffer sometimes for their Indiscretions in a very severe manner. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber iii. 46 A lady..whose female Indiscretions had occasion'd her Family to abandon her. 1752 C. Viner Cancelled Will 1 July I give to the Chancellor and University of Oxford (to whom I think myself in some measure obliged to make some Amends for my Indiscretions there in my Infancy). 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ranke's Hist. in Ess. (1854) II. 146 A youth, guilty only of an indiscretion. 1929 T. S. Eliot Dante 63 The Vita Nuova is neither a ‘confession’ nor an ‘indiscretion’ in the modern sense. 1930 Economist 12 July 59/1 This important statement had been communicated to the Press as a result either of a misunderstanding or of a ‘calculated indiscretion’. 1931 Economist 5 Dec. 1066/1 Socialist ‘indiscretions’..took the form of the publication of certain alleged confidential information as to advances to French banks and foreign Governments from the French Treasury. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 84/2 We have useful men denied the opportunity to contribute to our scientific efforts because of their youthful indiscretions. 1961 Spectator 26 May 742/1 He is psychologically indiscretion-prone. 3. Scottish. Incivility, want of politeness, rudeness. ΚΠ 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Indiscreet Indiscretion, incivility, rudeness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.c1340
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