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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)
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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
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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
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#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?
Racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance have no place in our civil discourse. This is part of my responsibility as a Representative to the diverse constituency I represent. As public officials, we must all recommit ourselves to simultaneously advocating for our communities while fostering a more inclusive, tolerant society. you cannot condemn anti-Semitism and embrace the anti-Semite.
I am dismayed because this controversy might have been avoided entirely, had it been handled differently. I am dismayed because, as has been the case throughout Birmingham's history, people of good will behaved reflexively, rather than engaging in meaningful discourse over their differences and seeking common ground, throughout my life, I have been a person who tries to see and understand all reasonable points of view on any given issue. As mayor, I believe that quality is an essential part of my job, a means of encouraging interchange and forging the consensus necessary to arrive at fair and workable solutions to any issue or opportunity that confronts us as a city.
Californians deserve to know how these platforms are impacting our public discourse, and this action brings much-needed transparency and accountability to the policies that shape the social media content we consume every day.
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.
Specifically, in the last year, with respect to the death of George Floyd, COVID, the vaccine, the election process — we saw foreign adversaries, including China, working diligently to expose and amplify discourse in the U.S..
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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