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indiscreet

/ɪndɪsˈkɹiːt/

indiscreet adjective: not discreet; lacking in discretion.

Adjective

indiscreet (comparative indiscreeter, superlative indiscreetest)

  1. Not discreet; lacking in discretion.
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indiscreet meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

indiscreet in Tamil

கூரிய தேர்வறிவற்ற, தகவறியாத, அறிவாற்றல் குன்றிய

indiscreet in Urdu

بےلحاظ, بےتمیز, غافل, نافہم

indiscreet in Bengali

অবিচক্ষণ, অবিবেচক, কান্ডজ্ঞানহীন

indiscreet in Malayalam

unwise, imprudent, impolitic
വിവേചനമില്ലാത്ത, ത്യാജ്യഗ്രാഹ്യവിവേചനമില്ലാത്ത, ഔചിത്യമില്ലാത്ത, വകതിരിവില്ലാത്ത, അവിവേകമായ, വിവേകശൂന്യമായ
indecorous, immodest, unseemly
വകതിരിവില്ലാത്ത, വിവേചനപൂർവമല്ലാത്ത, മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത, അവിനീത, വിനയമില്ലാത്ത, സഭ്യതയില്ലാത്ത
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indiscreet in Kannada
ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ಅರಿವಿಲ್ಲದ, ಅಚಾತುರ್ಯದ, ವಿವೇಚನಾರಹಿತ

Forms of indiscreet

comparativeindiscreeter
superlativeindiscreetest

Origin of indiscreet

From in- + discreet.

Words formed from indiscreet

Words that rhyme with indiscreet

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about indiscreet

What does indiscreet mean?
Indiscreet means not discreet; lacking in discretion.
What is indiscreet in Tamil?
Indiscreet in Tamil is கூரிய தேர்வறிவற்ற, தகவறியாத, அறிவாற்றல் குன்றிய. See Indiscreet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is indiscreet?
Indiscreet is an adjective.
How do you pronounce indiscreet?
Indiscreet is pronounced /ɪndɪsˈkɹiːt/.

Words near indiscreet in the dictionary

  1. indisciplined
  2. indisciplines
  3. indiscoverable
  4. indiscoverably
  5. indiscovery
  6. indiscreet
  7. indiscreeter
  8. indiscreetest
  9. indiscreetly
  10. indiscreetness
  11. indiscreetnesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: indiscreet (page history and authors); indiscreet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indiscreet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Indiscreet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indiscreet (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); indiscreet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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