discussion

English Online Dictionary. What means discussion‎? What does discussion mean?

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈskʌʃən/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkʊʃən/
• Hyphenation: dis‧cus‧sion

Noun

discussion (countable and uncountable, plural discussions)

2. Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

   Synonym: discourse
4. Text giving further detail on a subject.
6. (medicine, obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

Derived terms

Related terms

• discuss
• discusser (“a person who discusses”)

Translations

Further reading

• “discussion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• discussion in Britannica Dictionary
• discussion in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary
• discussion in Sentence collocations by Cambridge Dictionary
• discussion in Ozdic collocation dictionary
• discussion in WordReference English Collocations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussiōnem, from Latin discutiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/
• Homophone: discussions

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. debate, argument (a civil exchange of contradictory points of view)

   Synonyms: débat, dialogue

   La discussion est close. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. argument, (verbal) fight, row (a vivid, uncivil exchange of emotional points of view)

   Synonyms: chamaillerie, dispute, querelle

3. (colloquial) conversation, discussion (an exchange of words neither contradictory nor conflictual)

   Synonyms: bavardage, conversation, dialogue, entretien

Synonyms

• dialogue

Derived terms

• groupe de discussion

Related terms

• discutable
  • discutablement
  • indiscutable
  • indiscutablement
• discuter
• discuteur

Further reading

• “discussion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō.

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. discussion

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō.

Noun

discussion oblique singular, f (oblique plural discussions, nominative singular discussion, nominative plural discussions)

1. discussion