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Synonyms for discourse
ˈdɪs kɔrs, -koʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs; dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrsdis·course
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Wiktionary
discoursenoun
To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
Synonyms:
talk, conversation, discussion, debate, conversediscoursenoun
To write or speak formally and at length.
Synonyms:
communication, expressiondiscoursenoun
To debate.
Synonyms:
lecture, dissertation, study, treatisediscoursenoun
Any rational expression, reason.
Synonyms:
rationcination
English Synonyms and Antonyms
discourse
Conversation (Latin con, with) is, etymologically, an interchange of ideas with some other person or persons. Talk may be wholly one-sided. Many brilliant talkers have been incapable of conversation. There may be intercourse without conversation, as by looks, signs, etc.; communion is of hearts, with or without words; communication is often by writing, and may be uninvited and unreciprocated. Talk may denote the mere utterance of words with little thought; thus, we say idle talk, empty talk, rather than idle or empty conversation. Discourse is now applied chiefly to public addresses. A conference is more formal than a conversation. Dialog denotes ordinarily an artificial or imaginary conversation, generally of two persons, but sometimes of more. A colloquy is indefinite as to number, and generally somewhat informal. Compare BEHAVIOR.
Synonyms:
chat, colloquy, communication, communion, confabulation, conference, conversation, converse, dialogue, intercourse, parley, talkPreposition:
Conversation with friends; between or among the guests; about a matter.
Princeton's WordNet
discoursenoun
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
Synonyms:
discussion, sermon, treatment, preachingsermon, discourse, preachingnoun
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
Synonyms:
discussion, sermon, treatment, preachingdiscussion, treatment, discourseverb
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"
Synonyms:
sermon, handling, discussion, word, give-and-take, treatment, preaching, interventiondiscourse, talk about, discussverb
to consider or examine in speech or writing
"The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
Synonyms:
talk over, converse, talk of, hash out, hold forth, dissertate, discuss, talk aboutconverse, discourseverb
carry on a conversation
Synonyms:
discuss, talk about, converse, dissertate, hold forthhold forth, discourse, dissertateverb
talk at length and formally about a topic
"The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
Synonyms:
discuss, talk about, converse, dissertate, hold forth
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
discoursenoun
Synonyms:
[rare.] reason, reasoning facultydiscoursenoun
Synonyms:
dissertation, treatise, disquisition, homily, sermondiscoursenoun
Synonyms:
conversation, talk, oral communication, verbal intercoursediscourseverb
Synonyms:
speak, expatiate, hold forth, deliver a discoursediscourseverb
Synonyms:
talk, converse, parley, confer, advise, hold a conversation, hold a parley or conference, talk togetherdiscourseverb
Synonyms:
utter, emit, give forth
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
discoursenoun
Synonyms:
dissertation, address, disquisition, oration, harangue, speech
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "discourse":
speech, speeches, rhetoric, discourses, discours, al-khattab, debate, address
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #249 | address | |
| #508 | study | |
| #703 | discussion | |
| #785 | conference | |
| #810 | word | |
| #816 | talk | |
| #893 | treatment | |
| #962 | chat | |
| #1257 | communication | |
| #1892 | discuss | |
| #2517 | handling | |
| #2553 | expression | |
| #2557 | speech | |
| #3284 | debate | |
| #4316 | lecture | |
| #4932 | conversation | |
| #5406 | intervention | |
| #5495 | dialogue | |
| #8361 | speeches | |
| #10940 | dissertation | |
| #11225 | discourse | |
| #13286 | rhetoric | |
| #14273 | communion | |
| #14331 | intercourse | |
| #14704 | sermon | |
| #15167 | converse | |
| #16586 | preaching | |
| #26497 | treatise | |
| #30787 | discourses | |
| #60684 | colloquy | |
| #88246 | parley | |
| #110358 | discours | |
| #208461 | confabulation |
How to use discourse in a sentence?
We're just learning that a lot of planets are small planets, and we didn't know that before, fact is, in planetary science, objects such as Pluto and the other dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt are considered planets and called planets in everyday discourse in scientific meetings.
I’m sorry he didn’t run, i think it would have been a very meaningful discourse, and he could have pushed his party in a more positive direction. The power of incumbency is strong, and I wish he had used that power to push this discussion in his own party further.
This is what happens when somebody validates that conversation, that discourse, that's how genocide begins, that's how civil wars start, by validating that ignorant, repulsive, bigoted discourse.
These comments are disgusting and have no place in the Republican Party or in public discourse, spreading conspiracy theories that the murder was staged simply defies reality ; it is irresponsible, and unbecoming of anyone who holds a position in the Texas GOP.
There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.
Translations for discourse
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- حديثArabic
- разговор, разговарям, държа реч, дискутирам, лекция, доклад, докладвамBulgarian
- rozprava, řeč, projev, rozmlouvat, přednáška, pojednávatCzech
- reden, Abhandlung, Diskurs, Gespräch, RedeGerman
- ομιλία, διάλεξη, διαλέγομαι, συνομιλώ, συνομιλίαGreek
- discurso, conversaciónSpanish
- سخنPersian
- tutkielma, ilmaus, keskustella, ajatustenvaihto, diskurssi, väitellä, keskustelu, käsitellä, järkeilyFinnish
- conversation, discoursFrench
- שיחHebrew
- प्रवचनHindi
- ceramahIndonesian
- discorsoItalian
- 会談, 会話, 論文, デイスクー, 対話Japanese
- 논설Korean
- sermoLatin
- discours, redevoering, gedachtenwisseling, bespreken, verhandeling, rede, discussie, converseren, uiting, spreken, gesprek, conversatie, betoogDutch
- discurso, discussãoPortuguese
- discurs, conversațieRomanian
- рациональность, разумность, разговор, беседа, дискурс, речь, трактат, доклад, лекцияRussian
- diskursSwedish
- วาทกรรมThai
- گفتگوUrdu
- 演讲Chinese
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