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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “discussion”

“discussion” is pronounced /dɪˈskʌʃən/ (di-SKU-shuhn) in American English and /dɪskʌʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cus”.
The sound

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discussion

/dɪˈskʌʃən/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪskʌʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. disdɪ
  2. cusskʌstress
  3. sionʃən
IPA (American)
/dɪˈskʌʃən/
IPA (British)
/dɪskʌʃən/
Respelling
di-SKU-shuhn
Syllables
3 — dis-CUS-sion
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dis-CUS-sion. “cus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/dɪˈskʌʃən/

British

/dɪskʌʃən/

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Meaning

What “discussion” means

  1. noun

    an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

    “the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic”

  2. noun

    an exchange of views on some topic

    “we had a good discussion”

Say it in a sentence

“The discussion ran over by half an hour.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort isskkʌshort uʃshəschwann

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Questions

“discussion”, answered

How do you pronounce “discussion”?

“discussion” is pronounced /dɪˈskʌʃən/ (di-SKU-shuhn) in American English and /dɪskʌʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cus”. Build it as dis-CUS-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “discussion” have?

3: dis · cus · sion. The beat lands on the second, “cus”.

Is “discussion” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈskʌʃən/ (di-SKU-shuhn); British English says /dɪskʌʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “discussion” mean?

As a noun: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic For example: “the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “discussion”?

Stress the second syllable: dis-CUS-sion. “cus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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