Discard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

anything that is cast aside or discarded

(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊnhɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˈɑːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˈɑːd/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊnhɔːl/.

Examples

Put away your worries

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chuck out put away throw out toss out toss away cast out fling cast away toss throwing away dispose throw away cast aside

Parts of Speech

noun	anything that is cast aside or discarded
noun	(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
noun	getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
verb	throw or cast away “Put away your worries”

Word Forms

discard	verb	throw or cast away
discard	noun	getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
fling	noun	the act of flinging
disposition	noun	the act or means of getting rid of something
disposal	noun	the act or means of getting rid of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwerfen

alles, was beiseite geworfen oder weggeworfen wird

🇫🇷French

jeter

tout ce qui est mis de côté ou jeté

🇪🇸Spanish

desechar

todo lo que se desecha o se descarta

🇮🇹Italian

scartare

tutto ciò che viene messo da parte o scartato

🇳🇱Dutch

weggooien

alles wat terzijde wordt geschoven of weggegooid

🇵🇹Portuguese

descartar

qualquer coisa que seja deixada de lado ou descartada

🇷🇺Russian

отказаться

все, что отброшено или выброшено

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खारिज करना

कोई भी चीज़ जो एक तरफ फेंक दी गई हो या त्याग दी गई हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতিল

কিছু যে একপাশে নিক্ষিপ্ত বা বাতিল করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நிராகரிக்கவும்

ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது நிராகரிக்கப்பட்ட எதையும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్మరించండి

పక్కన పెట్టబడిన లేదా విస్మరించబడిన ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

टाकून द्या

बाजूला टाकलेले किंवा टाकून दिलेले काहीही

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાઢી નાખો

જે કંઈપણ બાજુએ નાખવામાં આવે છે અથવા કાઢી નાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸು

ಪಕ್ಕಕ್ಕೆ ಎಸೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക

മാറ്റിവെക്കുകയോ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന എന്തും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਦ ਕਰੋ

ਕੁਝ ਵੀ ਜੋ ਇਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਸੁੱਟਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਰੱਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضائع کرنا

کوئی بھی چیز جو ایک طرف ڈالی جاتی ہے یا ضائع کردی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丢弃

任何被抛弃或丢弃的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

破棄

脇に捨てられたり捨てられたりしたもの

🇰🇷Korean

버리다

버려지거나 버려지는 모든 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vứt bỏ

bất cứ thứ gì bị gạt sang một bên hoặc bị loại bỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ทิ้ง

สิ่งใดก็ตามที่ทิ้งหรือทิ้งไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuang

segala sesuatu yang dikesampingkan atau dibuang

🇵🇭Filipino

itapon

anumang bagay na itinatapon o itinatapon

🇲🇾Malay

buang

apa-apa yang dibuang atau dibuang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ينبذ

أي شيء يتم طرحه جانبا أو التخلص منه

🇮🇷Persian

دور انداختن

هر چیزی که کنار گذاشته شود یا دور ریخته شود

🇹🇷Turkish

atmak

bir kenara atılan veya atılan her şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁלִיך

כל דבר שנזרק הצידה או נזרק

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