Discursive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɔːɹfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˈɜːsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˈɜːsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɔːɹfəl/.

Examples

amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things
a rambling discursive book
his excursive remarks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

digressive dianoetic rambling excursive

Parts of Speech

adjective	proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
adjective	(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects “amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things”

Word Forms

discursiveness	noun	the quality of being discursive
digress	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diskursiv

zu einer Schlussfolgerung durch Vernunft oder Argumente und nicht durch Intuition gelangen

🇫🇷French

discursif

parvenir à une conclusion par la raison ou l’argument plutôt que par l’intuition

🇪🇸Spanish

discursivo

Llegar a una conclusión mediante la razón o el argumento en lugar de la intuición.

🇮🇹Italian

discorsivo

procedere ad una conclusione attraverso la ragione o l'argomentazione piuttosto che attraverso l'intuizione

🇳🇱Dutch

discursief

tot een conclusie komen op basis van rede of argumentatie in plaats van op basis van intuïtie

🇵🇹Portuguese

discursivo

proceder a uma conclusão pela razão ou argumento, em vez da intuição

🇷🇺Russian

дискурсивный

переход к выводу, основанному на разуме или аргументах, а не на интуиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंबद्ध

अंतर्ज्ञान के बजाय कारण या तर्क से किसी निष्कर्ष पर आगे बढ़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিতর্কমূলক

স্বজ্ঞার পরিবর্তে যুক্তি বা যুক্তি দ্বারা একটি উপসংহারে এগিয়ে যাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

விவாதத்திற்குரிய

உள்ளுணர்வைக் காட்டிலும் காரணம் அல்லது வாதத்தின் மூலம் ஒரு முடிவுக்குச் செல்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చర్చనీయమైన

అంతర్ దృష్టి కంటే కారణం లేదా వాదన ద్వారా ముగింపుకు వెళ్లడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वादग्रस्त

अंतर्ज्ञान ऐवजी कारण किंवा युक्तिवादाने निष्कर्षापर्यंत जाणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચર્ચાસ્પદ

અંતર્જ્ઞાનને બદલે કારણ અથવા દલીલ દ્વારા નિષ્કર્ષ પર આગળ વધવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚರ್ಚಾಸ್ಪದ

ಅಂತಃಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯ ಬದಲಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ವಾದದ ಮೂಲಕ ತೀರ್ಮಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചർച്ചാപരമായ

അവബോധത്തേക്കാൾ യുക്തിയിലൂടെയോ വാദത്തിലൂടെയോ ഒരു നിഗമനത്തിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਰਚਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਅਨੁਭਵ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਤਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਦਲੀਲ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਸਿੱਟੇ 'ਤੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بحث کرنے والا

وجدان کے بجائے دلیل یا دلیل سے کسی نتیجے پر پہنچنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

话语性的

通过推理或论证而不是直觉得出结论

🇯🇵Japanese

談話的な

直感ではなく理由や議論によって結論に進む

🇰🇷Korean

광범위한

직관보다는 이성이나 논증으로 결론을 내린다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

diễn ngôn

tiến tới kết luận bằng lý trí hoặc lập luận hơn là trực giác

🇹🇭Thai

วาทกรรม

ดำเนินการสรุปด้วยเหตุผลหรือการโต้แย้งมากกว่าสัญชาตญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

diskursif

melanjutkan ke kesimpulan dengan alasan atau argumen daripada intuisi

🇵🇭Filipino

diskursibo

nagpapatuloy sa isang konklusyon sa pamamagitan ng dahilan o argumento sa halip na intuwisyon

🇲🇾Malay

diskursif

meneruskan kepada kesimpulan melalui sebab atau hujah dan bukannya gerak hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استطرادي

الشروع في التوصل إلى نتيجة عن طريق العقل أو الحجة بدلا من الحدس

🇮🇷Persian

گفتمانی

نتیجه گیری با دلیل یا استدلال به جای شهود

🇹🇷Turkish

söylemsel

sezgi yerine akıl veya argümanla bir sonuca varmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְדַלֵג

להמשיך למסקנה על פי סיבה או טיעון ולא אינטואיציה

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