DISCUSSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does discussion mean?
• DISCUSSION (noun)
The noun DISCUSSION has 2 senses:
1. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
2. an exchange of views on some topic
Familiarity information: DISCUSSION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DISCUSSION (noun)
Meaning:
An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
discussion; discourse; treatment
Context examples:
the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic / his treatment of the race question is badly biased
Hypernyms ("discussion" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discussion"):
detail (extended treatment of particulars)
dilation (a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic)
consideration (a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting))
talk (discussion; ('talk about' is a less formal alternative for 'discussion of'))
elaboration; enlargement; expansion (a discussion that provides additional information)
Meaning:
An exchange of views on some topic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
give-and-take; discussion; word
Context examples:
we had a good discussion / we had a word or two about it
Hypernyms ("discussion" is a kind of...):
language; oral communication; speech; speech communication; spoken communication; spoken language; voice communication ((language) communication by word of mouth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discussion"):
public discussion; ventilation (free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest)
post-mortem; postmortem (discussion of an event after it has occurred)
panel discussion (discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience)
conference; group discussion (a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic)
deliberation ((usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question)
argument; argumentation; debate (a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal)
dialogue; negotiation; talks (a discussion intended to produce an agreement)
