Synonyms for discourse
ˈdɪs kɔrs, -koʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs; dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrsdis·course

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1. discoursenoun

   To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.

   Synonyms:
   talk, conversation, discussion, debate, converse

2. discoursenoun

   To write or speak formally and at length.

   Synonyms:
   communication, expression

3. discoursenoun

   To debate.

   Synonyms:
   lecture, dissertation, study, treatise

4. discoursenoun

   Any rational expression, reason.

   Synonyms:
   rationcination

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1. 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, talk

   Preposition:
   Conversation with friends; between or among the guests; about a matter.

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1. discoursenoun

   extended verbal expression in speech or writing

   Synonyms:
   discussion, sermon, treatment, preaching

2. sermon, discourse, preachingnoun

   an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

   Synonyms:
   discussion, sermon, treatment, preaching

3. discussion, 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, intervention

4. discourse, 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 about

5. converse, discourseverb

   carry on a conversation

   Synonyms:
   discuss, talk about, converse, dissertate, hold forth

6. hold 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

1. • Address
   • Church
   • Language Unit
   • Talk

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1. discoursenoun

   Synonyms:
   [rare.] reason, reasoning faculty

2. discoursenoun

   Synonyms:
   dissertation, treatise, disquisition, homily, sermon

3. discoursenoun

   Synonyms:
   conversation, talk, oral communication, verbal intercourse

4. discourseverb

   Synonyms:
   speak, expatiate, hold forth, deliver a discourse

5. discourseverb

   Synonyms:
   talk, converse, parley, confer, advise, hold a conversation, hold a parley or conference, talk together

6. discourseverb

   Synonyms:
   utter, emit, give forth

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1. discoursenoun

   Synonyms:
   dissertation, address, disquisition, oration, harangue, speech

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1. List of paraphrases for "discourse":

   speech, speeches, rhetoric, discourses, discours, al-khattab, debate, address

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1. Alan Perwiranda:

   I have started to limit my travel because the tickets are really expensive, i think what the government is doing is not helpful at all. Everything is just discourse and there is no concrete evidence of any change.

2. Jacob Lenfestey:

   What I do know is just days after the election Butler President James Danko had sent out a student-wide e-mail, and in that he had made a point to say that we should all accept President Trump as the winner of the election and move forward after months of negative political discourse. And I feel like, you know, the initial terms that they had used just don’t line up with President Danko’s goals.

3. Piara Powar:

   Part of the discourse – and I’ve seen that in editorials in Spanish newspapers in the last months – is that people say what’s happening is wrong, but he also has to carry some of the blame, that has fed itself and Vinícius is now getting racially abused very explicitly at every match.

4. Debbie Haskins:

   As a grass roots organization we are committed to keeping our youth, our roadways, and public safe. Whenever a state looks at changing its culture by legalizing a drug, we need to think about the societal costs. VT will hopefully have a spirited discussion in 2015 that we hope will bring science, research and thoughtful discourse to a complicated topic, we hope that VT’ers care enough to have this discussion based on science, rather than emotion or for money.

5. Kamala Harris:

   The Russian government came into the house of the American family and manipulated us, we must take this seriously in that context and understand that when we debate as we did in 2016, one of the most important debates that we have, which is who'll be the leader of our country, the Russians exploited our nation's discourse to play into our deepest fear.