discussion A2 Topic:People & Society US /dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ UK /dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ See IPA manual Freq #4200 Meanings 1 noun A conversation in which people talk about something and share their ideas. We had a long discussion about where to go on holiday. 2 noun A detailed treatment of a subject in writing or speech. The book contains an excellent discussion of modern art. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a conversation in which... debate 2 noun · a detailed treatment of a... treatment Word family Forms discussions Derived forms discussionaldiscussionlessdiscussionlikee-discussionmetadiscussionnondiscussionoverdiscussionprediscussionrediscussionsubdiscussion Related forms discussdiscusser Appears in Phrases (3) See all panel discussion a discussion in which several invited speakers address a topic before an audience Noun + noun lively discussion a conversation in which people exchange ideas with energy and enthusiasm Adjective + noun meaningful discussion a conversation that addresses important issues and produces useful understanding Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion. discussion Old French discussiō la-lat discutiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # discussion **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ **Frequency rank:** 4200 ## Meanings 1. A conversation in which people talk about something and share their ideas. 2. A detailed treatment of a subject in writing or speech. ## Examples - We had a long discussion about where to go on holiday. - The book contains an excellent discussion of modern art. ## Derived Forms - discussional - discussionless - discussionlike - e-discussion - metadiscussion - nondiscussion - overdiscussion - prediscussion - rediscussion - subdiscussion ## Related Forms - discuss - discusser ## Roots and Affixes - Root: discussion - Root: discussiō - Root: discutiō ## Etymology From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion. ## AI Etymology discussion comes from Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussiō, from Latin discutiō. By surface analysis, discuss + -ion. The historical chain includes Old French discussion, la-lat discussiō, Latin discutiō. Current senses include A conversation in which people talk about something and share their ideas and A detailed treatment of a subject in writing or speech. English relatives and later formations include discussional, discussionless, discussionlike, discuss, discusser. ## Topics - People & Society markdown