Dictionary

discussion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dəˈskɐʃ.ən/ (New-Zealand)
• (California) audio
• /dɪsˈkʊʃ.ən/ (Northern-England)
• /dɪˈskɐʃ.ən/ (Australia)
• /ˈɖɪs.kə.ʃən/ (South-Asia)
• /dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
   • There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".
   • This topic is not open to discussion.
   • My discussion with the professor was very enlightening.
   • In the May 12 memo, Meta said it had previously allowed open discussion of abortion at work but later recognized that it had led to “significant disruptions in the workplace given unique legal complexities and the number of people affected by the issue.” 2022 June 24, Mike Isaac and Ryan Mac, “Meta clamps down on internal discussion of Roe v. Wade’s overturning.”, in The New York Times:
2. (countable, uncountable) Text giving further detail on a subject.
   • The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in Demandt's and Ferguson's examinations of allohistory) (cf. Rodiek 25–26; Ritter 15–16; Helbig 32). 2014 October 14, David Malcolm, “The Great War Re-Remembered: Allohistory and Allohistorical Fiction”, in Martin Löschnigg, Marzena Sokolowska-Paryz, editors, The Great War in Post-Memory Literature and Film, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG., →ISBN, page 173:
   • Under each heading, you will find a discussion.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The dispersion of a tumour.

Forms

Deriveds

panel discussion · subdiscussion · discussionlike · book discussion group · e-discussion · end of discussion · rediscussion · corridor discussion · discussion board · discussion room · discussionless · metadiscussion · discussional · nondiscussion · prediscussion · overdiscussion

Relateds

discusser · discuss

Synonyms

discourse

Translations (172)

ja 討論 (conversation or debate) · ota صحبت (conversation or debate) · nb debatt (conversation or debate) · yue 討論 /讨论 (conversation or debate) · uk обміркува́ння (conversation or debate) · tg мунозира (conversation or debate) · mzn گپ (conversation or debate) · sw majadiliano (text giving further detail on a subject) · ml സംവാദം (conversation or debate) · ar مُنَاقَشَة (conversation or debate) · nn debatt (conversation or debate) · lo ການສົນທະນາ (conversation or debate) · la colloquium (conversation or debate) · ms diskusi (conversation or debate) · th การสนทนา (conversation or debate) · cmn 討論 /讨论 (conversation or debate) · mk дискусија (conversation or debate) · lt diskusija (conversation or debate) · fa-ira گُفْتِگو (conversation or debate) · lv diskusija (conversation or debate) · sh ра̏спра (text giving further detail on a subject) · de Besprechung (conversation or debate) · fi keskustelu (conversation or debate) · fa-ira مُذاکِرِه (conversation or debate) · cy trafodaeth (conversation or debate) · te చర్చ (conversation or debate) · be дыску́сія (conversation or debate) · af gesprek (conversation or debate) · fi väittely (conversation or debate) · be абмеркава́нне (conversation or debate) · sl razprava (conversation or debate) · lb Diskussioun (conversation or debate) · ru диску́ссия (text giving further detail on a subject) · nrf distchussion (conversation or debate) · sl diskusija (conversation or debate) · sh rȁspra (conversation or debate) · ka მსჯელობა (conversation or debate) · ht diskisyon (conversation or debate) · nl discussie (conversation or debate) · nb diskusjon (conversation or debate) · mic agnutmaqan (conversation or debate) · io diskutado (conversation or debate) · ml ചർച്ച (conversation or debate) · uz muhokama (conversation or debate) · tg муҳокима (conversation or debate) · fi diskussio (text giving further detail on a subject) · ru диску́ссия (conversation or debate) · ko 토론 (conversation or debate) · sh дѝскӯсија (text giving further detail on a subject) · sk diskusia (conversation or debate) · uk диску́сія (conversation or debate) · he דִּיּוּן (conversation or debate) · bg обсъ́ждане (conversation or debate) · af bespreking (text giving further detail on a subject) · ru обсужде́ние (conversation or debate) · kw omgussulyans (conversation or debate) · lad kolokyo (conversation or debate) · ja 議論 (conversation or debate) · az müzakirə (conversation or debate) · lv debates (conversation or debate) · de Diskussion (conversation or debate) · sh ра̏спра (conversation or debate) · mr चर्चा (conversation or debate) · pl dyskusja (conversation or debate) · ka განხილვა (conversation or debate) · bg диску́сия (conversation or debate) · la sermō (conversation or debate) · ota بحث (conversation or debate) · bg диску́сия (text giving further detail on a subject) · et väitlus (conversation or debate) · la disputātiō (conversation or debate) · sh dìskūsija (conversation or debate) · nds-de Diskuschoon (conversation or debate) · tg мубоҳиса (conversation or debate) · ar مُذَاكَرَة (conversation or debate) · nn diskusjon (conversation or debate) · hu kifejtés (text giving further detail on a subject) · ug مۇلاھىزە (conversation or debate) · eo diskuto (conversation or debate) · hi बिबाद (conversation or debate) · hu tárgyalás (text giving further detail on a subject) · ro discuție (conversation or debate) · ro discutare (conversation or debate) · ar بَحْث (conversation or debate) · pt discussão (conversation or debate) · fa-ira گُفْتُگو (conversation or debate) · de Erörterung (conversation or debate) · hy քննարկում (conversation or debate) · hu tárgyalás (conversation or debate) · bg рази́скване (conversation or debate) · sw mazungumzo (conversation or debate) · ur مُذاکَرَہ (conversation or debate) · th การอภิปราย (conversation or debate) · fi syventävä osio (text giving further detail on a subject) · ka კამათი (conversation or debate) · sh rȃsprava (text giving further detail on a subject) · sh ра̑справа (text giving further detail on a subject) · id diskusi (conversation or debate) · mi matapakinga (conversation or debate) · la parlamentum (conversation or debate) · grc συζήτησις (conversation or debate) · it discussione (conversation or debate) · sh rȁspra (text giving further detail on a subject) · io diskuto (conversation or debate) · fi pohdinta (text giving further detail on a subject) · tg баҳс (conversation or debate) · az mübahisə (conversation or debate) · tr tartışma (conversation or debate) · ka განსჯა (conversation or debate) · ro dezbatere (conversation or debate) · ga aighneas (conversation or debate) · yi דיסקוסיע (conversation or debate) · hu vita (conversation or debate) · fa-ira مُناظِرِه (conversation or debate) · es discusión (conversation or debate) · pl dyskusja (text giving further detail on a subject) · sh ра̑справа (conversation or debate) · hi विमर्श (conversation or debate) · ru обсужде́ние (text giving further detail on a subject) · bn আলোচনা (conversation or debate) · sq diskutim (conversation or debate) · ky талкуу (conversation or debate) · yue 議論 /议论 (conversation or debate) · da diskussion (conversation or debate) · tr bahıs (conversation or debate) · ar مُبَاحَثَة (conversation or debate) · ka დისკუსია (conversation or debate) · hu pertraktálás (text giving further detail on a subject) · kix thìtìehìe (conversation or debate) · eo diskutado (conversation or debate) · hi बहस (conversation or debate) · sh dìskūsija (text giving further detail on a subject) · ky дискуссия (conversation or debate) · fa-ira مُباحَثِه (conversation or debate) · el συζήτηση (conversation or debate) · fr discussion (conversation or debate) · nl bespreking (conversation or debate) · sv diskussion (conversation or debate) · fa-ira بَحْث (conversation or debate) · sh дѝскӯсија (conversation or debate) · hu megbeszélés (conversation or debate) · lad kolokio (conversation or debate) · lo ການອະພິປາຍ (conversation or debate) · et arutlus (conversation or debate) · kw omgussulyansow (conversation or debate) · uz bahs (conversation or debate) · uz muzokara (conversation or debate) · el συνομιλία (conversation or debate) · kk талқылау (conversation or debate) · ky талкуулоо (conversation or debate) · af debat (conversation or debate) · fa-ira گُفْتْگو (conversation or debate) · tr münakaşa (conversation or debate) · ug مۇزاكىرە (conversation or debate) · mn хэлэлцүүлэг (conversation or debate) · cs diskuze (conversation or debate) · fa-ira گُفْتُگویْ (conversation or debate) · ko 의논 (conversation or debate) · cs diskuse (conversation or debate) · es interlocución (conversation or debate) · ca discussió (conversation or debate) · ur بِباد (conversation or debate) · cmn 議論 /议论 (conversation or debate) · fa-ira گُفْتِگویْ (conversation or debate) · el μελέτη (text giving further detail on a subject) · uz diskussiya (conversation or debate) · ms perbincangan (conversation or debate) · fa-ira گُفْتْگویْ (conversation or debate) · sw maneno (conversation or debate) · ur بَحْث (conversation or debate) · sh rȃsprava (conversation or debate) · kk пікірсайыс (conversation or debate)