INDISCRETION Definition & Meaning noun · lack of discretion; imprudence. · an indiscreet act, remark, etc. Indiscretion (2016 film) Indiscretion is a 2016 American psychological thriller film written and directed by John Stewart Muller and starring Mira Sorvino, Cary Elwes, Indiscretion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms If you commit an indiscretion you are doing something wrong that shows a lack of judgment. Perhaps stealing candy was your first indiscretion. INDISCRETION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary lack of care in saying or doing things that should be kept secret, or an act or statement that shows such lack of care: [ C ] youthful indiscretions. Indiscretion Definition & Meaning 1. lack of discretion : imprudence dietary indiscretion 2. a : something (such as an act or remark) marked by lack of discretion b : an act at variance with INDISCRETION Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words Synonyms for INDISCRETION: offence, blunder, mistake, solecism, error, gaffe, gaff, impropriety; Antonyms of INDISCRETION: attention, gesture, courtesy, INDISCRETION definition in American English If you talk about someone's indiscretion, you mean that they have done or said something that is risky, careless, or likely to upset people.