DISCUSSION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic
    • his treatment of the race question is badly biased
    Hypernyms(s) discussion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an exchange of views on some topic
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • we had a good discussion
    • we had a word or two about it
    Hypernyms(s) discussion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)