Diskretion — German Dictionary

Diskretion
Pronunciations
  • [ˌdɪskʁeˈt͡si̯oːn]

Noun

  1. auf etwas Bestimmtes bezogene Verschwiegenheit, Geheimhaltung oder Vertraulichkeit

    Examples

    Bezüglich der Affäre meiner Frau mit Ihrem Geschäftsführer zähle ich auf die Diskretion Ihres Hauses.

    In dieser Angelegenheit wurden wir um äußerste Diskretion gebeten.

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    „In den Hotels war er zur Diskretion erzogen worden.“

    „Obwohl es Sylvia nicht mal im Traum eingefallen wäre, um Diskretion zu bitten, war sie unendlich erleichtert, dass Adrienne die Information vertraulich behandelte.“

  2. Takt, Rücksichtnahme

    Examples

    Weil die Diskretion es gebot, wurde auf dem Empfang des Botschafters nach den Einzelheiten des neuesten Skandals im Königshause nicht gefragt.

    „Sie mußte mir zürnen, denn da ich ihr Spiel enthüllt hatte, war ich des Mangels an Diskretion schuldig geworden.“

  3. Zurückhaltung; die Eigenschaft, nicht aufdringlich zu sein

    Synonyms
    Unaufdringlichkeit
    Antonyms
    Aufdringlichkeit
    Examples

    Unser Personal ist die Diskretion in Person. Es fiele niemals jemandem ein, an der Tür zu lauschen.

    Von der Diskretion, die die Butler im Beisein der Herrschaften an den Tag legten, war hinter verschlossenen Türen nichts mehr zu merken.

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    „Unserer grundsätzlich kollektiven Diskretion entsprach Wotans individuelle Zurückhaltung, persönliche Gefühle zu äußern.“

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