discussion

dis·cus·sion  (d-skshn)

n.

1. Consideration of a subject by a group; an earnest conversation.

2. A formal discourse on a topic; an exposition.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	discussion - an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" discourse, treatment communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" detail - extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail" dilation - a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic consideration - a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" talk - discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger" elaboration, enlargement, expansion - a discussion that provides additional information
	2.	discussion - an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" give-and-take, word speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" argumentation, debate, argument - a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" deliberation - (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury" group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic panel discussion - discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience post-mortem, postmortem - discussion of an event after it has occurred public discussion, ventilation - free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion" negotiation, talks, dialogue - a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"

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discussion

noun 1. talk, debate, argument, conference, exchange, review, conversation, consideration, dialogue, consultation, seminar, discourse, deliberation, symposium, colloquy, confabulation, korero N.Z.

noun 2. examination, investigation, analysis, scrutiny, dissection

Translations

discussion [dɪˈskʌʃən] n → discusión f;

under discussion → en discusión

discussion [dɪˈskʌʃən] discuss n → discussion f;

under discussion → en discussion

discussion [dɪsˈkʌʃən] discuss n → Besprechung f;

(debate) → Diskussion f;

under discussion discuss → in der Diskussion

discussion [dɪˈskʌʃən] n → discussione f;

under discussion → in discussione