What does indiscretion mean?

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Noun
  1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion
  2. An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.
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He's brave, full of youthful indiscretion, but inevitably damaged by his childhood in a totalitarian state.
But the Hollywood golden boy's star appears to have slipped with the revelation of his latest indiscretion.
The very first package trip was not a search for sun, sea and indiscretion but a quarterly delegate meeting of the local temperance association.
Even if you knew some delicious, salacious gossip, some tantalising indiscretion, to let it slip would feel like treason.
He could have added to his test figures but for an apparent indiscretion with alcohol.
And in those days, you had to go some to get a red card, unlike now when one fairly minor indiscretion can lead to an early bath.

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