discussion
French, noun/dis.ky.sjɔ̃/
discussion is spelled D-I-S-C-U-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written French, the 1,996th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Discussion is a French feminine noun meaning “debate, argument (a civil exchange of contradictory points of view)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de discuter”.
What does discussion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedebate, argument (a civil exchange of contradictory points of view)
La discussion est close.
- 2
feminineargument, (verbal) fight, row (a vivid, uncivil exchange of emotional points of view)
- 3
colloquialfeminineconversation, discussion (an exchange of words neither contradictory nor conflictual)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de discuter. 2. Recherche des biens d’un débiteur pour les faire vendre en justice. 3. Dispute, contestation.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of discussion
- discussions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce discussion?
- /dis.ky.sjɔ̃/
- \dis.ky.sjɔ̃\
- [dis.ky.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to discussion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is discussion in French?
discussion appears 42 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).