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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
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?
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.
She literally looked us in the face and said that the Iranian leaders call for genocide against Israel and Jews was an acceptable form of political discourse, twitter cannot, on the one hand, say it is committed to tackling hate and violence when it continues to provide an unfiltered platform to the Iranian leader to continue espousing calls for genocide and terror.
Explain it as we may, a martial strain will urge a man into the front rank of battle sooner than an argument, and a fine anthem excite his devotion more certainly than a logical discourse.
I fear that Section 230's sweeping liability protections for Big Tech are stifling true diversity of political discourse on the internet, on the eve of a momentous and highly charged election, it is imperative that this committee of jurisdiction and the American people receive a full accounting from the heads of these companies about their content moderation practices.
A man was detained shortly after the shooting but was released after authorities determined he was not connected to the incident. ICE did not respond to a Fox News request for comment Tuesday. Daniel Bible, the field office director for the agencys enforcement and removal operations in San Antonio, blamed the shootingon elected officials, the media and activists for a breakdown inpolitical discourse that has encouraged violent acts. Political rhetoric and misinformation that various politicians, media outlets and activist groups recklessly disseminate to the American people regarding the ICE mission only serve to further encourage these violent acts, iCE officers put their lives on the line each and every day to keep our communities safe. This disturbing public discourse shrouds our critical law enforcement function and unnecessarily puts our officers safety at risk.
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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