Indiscretion
(noun)
- The lack of discretion, prudence or judiciousness in acting or speaking.
- An action or remark that is imprudent or tactless.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from french indiscrétion or latin indiscretio(n-), from indiscretus "undiscriminating", from in- "not" + discreetus "separate, distinguished".
Examples:
- His indiscretion led to the loss of an important client.
- She regretted her indiscretion of sharing confidential information.
- The politician's indiscretion in his personal life caused him to lose the election.
- His indiscretion on social media got him fired from his job.
- The manager's indiscretion caused the whole project to fail.