Spanish word

discusión

Pronunciation

IPA/diskuˈsjon/

Meaning

  • feminine noundiscussion

Example

Necesitamos tener una discusión sobre el plan.

We need to have a discussion about the plan.

Illustration for discusión (discussion)

More examples

No conviene entrar en una discusión por cosas pequeñas.

It is not advisable to engage in discussion over small things.

Core concept

People presenting pros and cons around a table.

Common phrases

  • mantener una discusión

    hold a discussion

  • entrar en discusión

    engage in discussion

  • resolver una discusión

    settle a discussion

Similar words

conversación: Informal conversation for passing along news, opinions, or light social chat.
diálogo: Responsive dialogue where two or more people answer each other to explore viewpoints or emotions.
debate: Formal exchange where speakers take turns presenting claims and rebuttals to resolve a point.

Definition in Spanish

Acto de debatir o intercambiar argumentos sobre un tema entre varias personas, ya sea de forma formal o informal.

Word origin

From Latin discutere "to shake apart" via medieval Latin discussio, the noun conveys examining an issue by weighing opposing arguments.

Usage tips

  • Phrases like abrir la discusión and poner algo en discusión mean to open a topic for group consideration, and plantear el problema or exponer argumentos are common ways to frame a neutral conversation.

Other meanings

  • debatenoun
  • argumentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • discutirdiscussverb
  • discutidodebatedadjective

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