Discolour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

change color, often in an undesired manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæbi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˈʌlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˈʌlə/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæbi/.

Examples

The shirts discolored

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

color discolor colour

Parts of Speech

verb	change color, often in an undesired manner “The shirts discolored”

Word Forms

discoloration	noun	a soiled or discolored appearance
discolouration	noun	a soiled or discolored appearance
colour	noun	any material used for its color
colouring	noun	the act or process of changing the color of something
color	noun	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
coloring	noun	the act or process of changing the color of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verfärben

verändern ihre Farbe, oft auf unerwünschte Weise

🇫🇷French

décolorer

changer de couleur, souvent de manière indésirable

🇪🇸Spanish

descolorar

cambiar de color, a menudo de una manera no deseada

🇮🇹Italian

scolorire

cambiare colore, spesso in modo indesiderato

🇳🇱Dutch

verkleuren

van kleur veranderen, vaak op een ongewenste manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

descolorir

mudar de cor, muitas vezes de maneira indesejada

🇷🇺Russian

обесцвечивать

менять цвет, часто нежелательным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उतरना

रंग बदलना, अक्सर अवांछित तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবর্ণ

রঙ পরিবর্তন করুন, প্রায়ই একটি অবাঞ্ছিত পদ্ধতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறமாற்றம்

நிறத்தை மாற்றவும், பெரும்பாலும் விரும்பத்தகாத முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగు మారడం

రంగు మార్చండి, తరచుగా అవాంఛనీయ పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

रंग बदलणे

रंग बदला, अनेकदा अवांछित पद्धतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિકૃતિકરણ

રંગ બદલો, ઘણીવાર અનિચ્છનીય રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಣ್ಣಬಣ್ಣ

ಬಣ್ಣವನ್ನು ಬದಲಿಸಿ, ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಅನಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിറവ്യത്യാസം

നിറം മാറ്റുക, പലപ്പോഴും അഭികാമ്യമല്ലാത്ത രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਰੰਗ

ਰੰਗ ਬਦਲੋ, ਅਕਸਰ ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنگت

رنگ تبدیل کریں، اکثر غیر مطلوبہ انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

变色

改变颜色，通常以不期望的方式改变

🇯🇵Japanese

変色

多くの場合望ましくない形で色を変える

🇰🇷Korean

변색

종종 바람직하지 않은 방식으로 색상이 변경됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đổi màu

thay đổi màu sắc, thường theo cách không mong muốn

🇹🇭Thai

เปลี่ยนสี

เปลี่ยนสีบ่อยครั้งในลักษณะที่ไม่พึงประสงค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengotorkan

berubah warna, seringkali dengan cara yang tidak diinginkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkawalan ng kulay

baguhin ang kulay, madalas sa hindi kanais-nais na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

perubahan warna

menukar warna, selalunya dengan cara yang tidak diingini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تغير اللون

تغيير اللون، في كثير من الأحيان بطريقة غير مرغوب فيها

🇮🇷Persian

تغییر رنگ

تغییر رنگ، اغلب به شیوه ای نامطلوب

🇹🇷Turkish

rengi solmak

genellikle istenmeyen bir şekilde renk değiştirir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְטַשׁטֵשׁ

לשנות צבע, לעתים קרובות בצורה לא רצויה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'discolour'?

The primary meaning of 'discolour' is 'change color, often in an undesired manner'.

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Using 'discolour' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'discolour' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'discolour' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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