Discussion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

an exchange of views on some topic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɔːld/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˈʌʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˈʌʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɔːld/.

Examples

the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic
his treatment of the race question is badly biased
we had a good discussion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discourse word treatment give-and-take

Parts of Speech

noun	an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic “the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic”
noun	an exchange of views on some topic “we had a good discussion”

Word Forms

discuss	verb	to consider or examine in speech or writing
treat	verb	act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
discourse	verb	to consider or examine in speech or writing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diskussion

eine erweiterte Kommunikation (oft interaktiv), die sich mit einem bestimmten Thema befasst

🇪🇸Spanish

discusión

una comunicación ampliada (a menudo interactiva) que trata sobre algún tema en particular

🇮🇹Italian

discussione

una comunicazione estesa (spesso interattiva) che tratta un argomento particolare

🇳🇱Dutch

discussie

een uitgebreide communicatie (vaak interactief) over een bepaald onderwerp

🇵🇹Portuguese

discussão

uma comunicação estendida (geralmente interativa) que trata de algum tópico específico

🇷🇺Russian

обсуждение

расширенное общение (часто интерактивное), посвященное какой-то конкретной теме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहस

किसी विशेष विषय से संबंधित एक विस्तारित संचार (अक्सर इंटरैक्टिव)।

🇧🇩Bengali

আলোচনা

একটি বর্ধিত যোগাযোগ (প্রায়ই ইন্টারেক্টিভ) কিছু নির্দিষ্ট বিষয় নিয়ে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

விவாதம்

சில குறிப்பிட்ட தலைப்பைக் கையாளும் ஒரு நீட்டிக்கப்பட்ட தொடர்பு (பெரும்பாலும் ஊடாடும்).

🇮🇳Telugu

చర్చ

కొన్ని నిర్దిష్ట అంశాలతో వ్యవహరించే విస్తరించిన కమ్యూనికేషన్ (తరచుగా ఇంటరాక్టివ్).

🇮🇳Marathi

चर्चा

काही विशिष्ट विषयाशी संबंधित विस्तारित संप्रेषण (बहुतेकदा परस्परसंवादी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચર્ચા

એક વિસ્તૃત સંચાર (ઘણી વખત અરસપરસ) અમુક ચોક્કસ વિષય સાથે કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚರ್ಚೆ

ಕೆಲವು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ವಿಷಯದೊಂದಿಗೆ ವ್ಯವಹರಿಸುವ ವಿಸ್ತೃತ ಸಂವಹನ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸಂವಾದಾತ್ಮಕ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചർച്ച

ചില പ്രത്യേക വിഷയങ്ങൾ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്ന വിപുലമായ ആശയവിനിമയം (പലപ്പോഴും സംവേദനാത്മകമാണ്).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਰਚਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਸੰਚਾਰ (ਅਕਸਰ ਇੰਟਰਐਕਟਿਵ) ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਜਿੱਠਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بحث

ایک توسیعی مواصلت (اکثر انٹرایکٹو) کسی خاص موضوع سے نمٹنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

讨论

处理某些特定主题的扩展沟通（通常是交互式）

🇯🇵Japanese

議論

特定のトピックを扱う拡張されたコミュニケーション（多くの場合は対話型）

🇰🇷Korean

논의

특정 주제를 다루는 확장된 의사소통(종종 대화형)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc thảo luận

một giao tiếp mở rộng (thường mang tính tương tác) liên quan đến một số chủ đề cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

การอภิปราย

การสื่อสารแบบขยาย (มักมีการโต้ตอบ) ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับหัวข้อเฉพาะบางหัวข้อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

diskusi

komunikasi yang diperluas (sering kali interaktif) yang berhubungan dengan topik tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

talakayan

isang pinahabang komunikasyon (kadalasang interactive) na tumatalakay sa ilang partikular na paksa

🇲🇾Malay

perbincangan

komunikasi lanjutan (selalunya interaktif) berurusan dengan beberapa topik tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مناقشة

اتصال موسع (تفاعلي غالبًا) يتناول موضوعًا معينًا

🇮🇷Persian

بحث

یک ارتباط گسترده (اغلب تعاملی) که با موضوع خاصی سروکار دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

tartışma

belirli bir konuyu ele alan genişletilmiş bir iletişim (genellikle etkileşimli)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיוּן

תקשורת מורחבת (לעיתים קרובות אינטראקטיבית) העוסקת בנושא מסוים

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

The primary meaning of 'discussion' is 'an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic'.

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

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

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

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