English-Thai Dictionary

discussion

N การ สนทนา  การปรึกษาหารือ  การ อภิปราย  การประชุม  การ แลกเปลี่ยน ความเห็น  การ อภิปราย  consulation argument conference seminar kan-son-ta-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISCUSSION

n. 1. In surgery, resolution; the dispersion of a tumor or any coagulated matter.
2. Debate; disquisition; the agitation of a point or subject with a view to elicit truth; the treating of a subject by argument, to clear it of difficulties, and separate truth from falsehood.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISCUSSION

Dis *cus "sion, n. Etym: [L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion. ]

 

1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.

 

2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation. The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of all other liberties. Macaulay. Discussion of a problem or an equation (Math. ), the operation of assigning different reasonable values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result. Math. Dict.

 

DISCUSSIONAL

DISCUSSIONAL Dis *cus "sion *al, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining to discussion.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

discussion

dis cus sion |disˈkəSHən dəˈskəʃən | ▶noun the action or process of talking about something, typically in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas: the proposals are not a blueprint but ideas for discussion | the specific content of the legislation was under discussion . • a conversation or debate about a certain topic: discussions about environmental improvement programs. • a detailed treatment of a particular topic in speech or writing. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting judicial examination ): via Old French from late Latin discussio (n- ), from discutere ‘investigate ’ (see discuss ).

 

discussion board

dis cus sion board ▶noun another term for message board.

 

Oxford Dictionary

discussion

dis |cus ¦sion |dɪˈskʌʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas: the committee acts as a forum for discussion | the EC directive is currently under discussion . • [ count noun ] a conversation or debate about a specific topic: discussions about environmental improvement. • [ count noun ] a detailed treatment of a topic in speech or writing. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting judicial examination ): via Old French from late Latin discussio (n- ), from discutere ‘investigate ’ (see discuss ).

 

discussion board

discussion board ▶noun another term for message board.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

discussion

discussion noun 1 a long discussion with her husband: conversation, talk, dialogue, discourse, conference, debate, exchange of views, consultation, deliberation; powwow, chat, tête -à-tête, heart-to-heart, huddle; negotiations, parley; informal confab, chitchat, rap (session ), skull session, bull session; formal confabulation, colloquy. 2 the book's candid discussion of sexual matters: examination, exploration, analysis, study; treatment, consideration.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

discussion

discussion noun 1 after a long discussion with her husband, she came to a decision: conversation, talk, dialogue, discourse, conference, debate, exchange of views, consultation, deliberation; powwow, chat, tête -à-tête, heart-to-heart; seminar, symposium; talks, negotiations, parley; argument, dispute; Indian adda; NZ korero; informal confab, chit-chat, rap; N. Amer. informal skull session, bull session; formal confabulation; rare palaver, colloquy, converse, interlocution. 2 the book's candid discussion of sexual matters: examination, exploration, analysis, study, review, scrutiny; treatment, consideration.

 

French Dictionary

discussion

discussion n. f. nom féminin 1 Débat, examen. : Une période de discussion suivra l ’exposé. SYNONYME échange . 2 Querelle. : Il y a rarement des discussions entre eux. SYNONYME controverse ; différend ; dispute .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

discussion

dis cus sion /dɪskʌ́ʃ (ə )n /→discuss 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U «…についての /…との » 話し合い , 討議, 論議, 議論 «of, about , on , as to /with » (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ A heated [serious ] discussion took place .白熱した [真剣な ]討議が行われた ▸ have a discussion about the incident その事件に関して話し合いをする ▸ This issue has long been under discussion .この問題は長い間論議されてきた ▸ We are now in discussion with the government .私たちは現在政府と協議中です ▸ come up for discussion 議題に上る 2 C «…についての » 講義, 論文 «of , about, on » .～́ gr ò up [l ì st ]〘インターネット 〙ディスカッショングループ [リスト ] 〘ある話題について話し合うメーリングリスト 〙.