different between discussion vs dissension

English

Etymology

From Old French discussion, from Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??sk???n/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /d?s?k???n/
• Hyphenation: dis?cus?sion

Noun

discussion (countable and uncountable, plural discussions)

1. Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

2. Text giving further detail on a subject.
3. (medicine, obsolete) The dispersion of a tumour.

Related terms

• discuss

Translations

French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.ky.sj??/
• Homophone: discussions

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. conversation, discussion (not contradictory or conflictual)

Synonyms

• dialogue
• conversation

Further reading

• “discussion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Noun

discussion f (plural discussions)

1. discussion

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin discussi?, from Latin discuti?.

Noun

discussion f (oblique plural discussions, nominative singular discussion, nominative plural discussions)

1. discussion

English

Etymology

From Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??s?n??n/
• Hyphenation: dis?sen?sion

Noun

dissension (countable and uncountable, plural dissensions)

1. An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
2. Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
   • 1843, E. A. Poe, Morning on the Wissahiccon

     The natural scenery of America has often been contrasted, in its general features as well as in detail, with the landscape of the Old World—more especially of Europe—and not deeper has been the enthusiasm, than wide the dissension, of the supporters of each region.

   • 1998, Deborah J. Bennett, Randomness, Harvard University Press, p. 34f.

     In Biblical times the resort to chance was an agreed-upon way of making many decisions because it ended dissension among opposing, often powerful, parties.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin dissensio.

Noun

dissension f (plural dissensions)

1. dissension

Further reading

• “dissension” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• dessinions