discussion

American  

[dih-skuhsh-uhn] / dɪˈskʌʃ ən /

noun

1. an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.

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discussion British  

/ dɪˈskʌʃən /

noun

1. the examination or consideration of a matter in speech or writing

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Other Word Forms

• discussional adjective
• prediscussion noun
• rediscussion noun

Etymology

Origin of discussion

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin discussiōn-, stem of discussiō “inquiry, examination,” Latin: “a shaking,” from discuss(us) “shaken” ( discuss ) + -iō -ion

Example Sentences

They are said to have held initial discussions, external about how football could respond.

From BBC

India and the United States are blocking particular discussions and negotiations -- and a growing number of countries are calling for reform at the global trade body.

From Barron's

Then Macron took the stage, and discussion exploded across social media.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We of course are aware of the political discussions that are going on, but there was never a military dimension to those discussions that made its way to us,” said U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ospreys chief executive Lance Bradley apologised for not communicating earlier as he stated discussions between Y11 and the WRU were "commercially confidential and could not be discussed".

From BBC

Related Words

• analysis
• argument
• conference
• consideration
• consultation
• controversy
• conversation
• debate
• deliberation
• dialogue
• discourse
• dispute
• examination
• exchange
• interview
• meeting
• review
• scrutiny
• symposium
• wrangling