Standard Lemma guide

indiscreet

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪndɪsˈkɹiːt/
  • Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːt
  • homophone: indiscrete
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N D IH0 S K R IY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not discreet; lacking in discretion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

lacking discretion; injudicious

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her behavior was indiscreet at the very best

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: discreet

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English discreet English indiscreet From in- + discreet.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անհամեստ (anhamest) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Armenian: անզգույշ (anzguyš) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Armenian: չմտածված (čʻmtacvac) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Bulgarian: нетактичен (netaktičen) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Catalan: indiscret — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不謹慎的 /不谨慎的 (bùjǐnshènde) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Czech: indiskrétní — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Danish: indiskret — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Dutch: indiscreet — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Finnish: harkitsematon — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Finnish: epähieno — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • French: indiscret — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Galician: indiscreto — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Galician: lareto — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Galician: lercho — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • German: unbedachtsam — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • German: unbesonnen — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • German: unüberlegt — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Greek: αδιάκριτος (adiákritos) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Hebrew: לא דיסקרטי (lo diskréti) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Hungarian: indiszkrét — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Hungarian: tapintatlan — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Irish: béalsceiteach — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Italian: indiscreto — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Japanese: 軽率 (keisotsu) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Māori: mākahi — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Māori: manawarere — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Norwegian Bokmål: indiskret — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ublu — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nærgående — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Polish: niedyskretny — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Portuguese: indiscreto — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Portuguese: imprudente — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Russian: нескро́мный (neskrómnyj) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Russian: неблагоразу́мный (neblagorazúmnyj) — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Spanish: indiscreto — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Spanish: imprudente — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Swedish: indiskret — not discreet; wanting in discretion
  • Swedish: oblyg — not discreet; wanting in discretion