discretion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English discrecioun, from Old French discretion, from Late Latin discrētiō, from Latin discerno. Equivalent to discreet + -ion.

Should he surrender at discretion? — Driven from Home; Or, Carl Crawford's Experience, Horatio, Jr. Alger
Discretion can have the year." — The Crack of Doom, Robert Cromie
"She's discretion itself," she said. — The Passionate Friends, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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