Definition

1. Noun:
   • An exchange of views on some topic: A conversation or debate where people share and consider different opinions or ideas about a subject.
   • An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic: A detailed written or spoken treatment of a subject, often involving analysis or argument.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • We had a good discussion about the project's future.
  • The committee's discussion lasted for several hours.
  • The book contains an excellent discussion of economic theory.

Advanced Usage

• "Under discussion": Being talked about or considered.
  • The new policy is still under discussion.
• "A matter for discussion": A topic that needs to be talked about.
  • The budget deficit is a matter for discussion at the next meeting.

Variants and Related Words

• Discuss (verb): To talk about something with another person or group.
  • We need to discuss the details.
• Discursive (adjective): Digressing from subject to subject; relating to discussion or reasoning.
  • His writing style is often discursive.

Synonyms

• Debate: A formal discussion on a particular topic.
• Conversation: An informal talk involving two or more people.
• Dialogue: A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film; also, a formal discussion between groups.

Related Phrases

• Panel discussion: A discussion involving a group of people before an audience.
  • She participated in a panel discussion on climate change.
• Open for discussion: Available or willing to be talked about and possibly changed.
  • The terms of the contract are still open for discussion.

Related Idioms

• A heated discussion: A very intense or angry argument or debate.
  • The meeting ended with a heated discussion.
• Beyond discussion: Not open to debate or question; settled.
  • Her expertise on the subject is beyond discussion.

Noun

1. an exchange of views on some topic
   • we had a good discussion
   • we had a word or two about it
2. 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