discuss
/dɪˈskʌs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.66 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Let's sit down and discuss whether we should have a baby."
- "I don't wish to discuss this further."
- "Nym: I will discuss the humour of this love to Page."
- "Pistol: Discuss unto me; art thou officer? Or art thou base, common and popular?"
- "When the preparations were finished, he invited me with—“Now, sir, bring forward your chair.” And we all, including the rustic youth, drew round the table: an austere silence prevailing while we discussed our meal."
- "We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us."
Etymology
From Middle English discussen, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman discusser (French discuter), from Latin discussus, past participle of discutiō (“to strike or shake apart, break up, scatter; examine, discuss”), from dis- (“apart”) + quatiō (“to shake”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈskʌs/
- British English: /dɪˈskʌs/