Deletion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsjuːnˈaɪɾɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪlˈiːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪlˈiːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsjuːnˈaɪɾɚz/.

Examples

an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut omission excision

Parts of Speech

noun	any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
noun	(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
noun	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage “an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors”
noun	the act of deleting something written or printed

Word Forms

delete	verb	remove or make invisible
excise	verb	remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Streichung

Jeder Prozess, bei dem Geräusche oder Wörter aus gesprochenen Wörtern oder Phrasen weggelassen werden

🇫🇷French

effacement

tout processus par lequel des sons ou des mots sont exclus des mots ou des phrases prononcés

🇪🇸Spanish

supresión

cualquier proceso mediante el cual sonidos o palabras quedan fuera de las palabras o frases habladas

🇮🇹Italian

cancellazione

qualsiasi processo mediante il quale suoni o parole vengono esclusi dalle parole o dalle frasi pronunciate

🇳🇱Dutch

verwijdering

elk proces waarbij geluiden of woorden worden weggelaten uit gesproken woorden of zinsneden

🇵🇹Portuguese

eliminação

qualquer processo pelo qual sons ou palavras são deixados de fora das palavras ou frases faladas

🇷🇺Russian

удаление

любой процесс, при котором звуки или слова исключаются из произносимых слов или фраз

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलोपन

कोई भी प्रक्रिया जिसके द्वारा बोले गए शब्दों या वाक्यांशों से ध्वनियाँ या शब्द छूट जाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

মুছে ফেলা

যে কোনো প্রক্রিয়া যার মাধ্যমে শব্দ বা শব্দ কথ্য শব্দ বা বাক্যাংশের বাইরে থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

நீக்குதல்

பேச்சு வார்த்தைகள் அல்லது சொற்றொடர்களில் இருந்து ஒலிகள் அல்லது வார்த்தைகள் வெளியேறும் எந்த செயல்முறையும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తొలగింపు

మాట్లాడే పదాలు లేదా పదబంధాల నుండి శబ్దాలు లేదా పదాలు వదిలివేయబడిన ఏదైనా ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

हटवणे

कोणतीही प्रक्रिया ज्याद्वारे ध्वनी किंवा शब्द उच्चारलेले शब्द किंवा वाक्ये सोडले जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાઢી નાખવું

કોઈપણ પ્રક્રિયા જેમાં અવાજો અથવા શબ્દો બોલાયેલા શબ્દો અથવા શબ્દસમૂહોમાંથી બાકી રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಪದಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪದಗುಚ್ಛಗಳಿಂದ ಶಬ್ದಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇല്ലാതാക്കൽ

സംസാരിക്കുന്ന വാക്കുകളിൽ നിന്നോ ശൈലികളിൽ നിന്നോ ശബ്ദങ്ങളോ വാക്കുകളോ വിട്ടുപോകുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਟਾਉਣਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੋਲੇ ਗਏ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼ਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਬਚੇ ਹੋਏ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

حذف کرنا

کوئی بھی عمل جس کے ذریعے بولے جانے والے الفاظ یا فقروں سے آوازیں یا الفاظ رہ جاتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

删除

从口头单词或短语中省略声音或单词的任何过程

🇯🇵Japanese

削除

話された単語やフレーズから音や単語が省略されるプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

삭제

말이나 구에서 소리나 단어가 제외되는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xóa

bất kỳ quá trình nào trong đó âm thanh hoặc từ ngữ bị loại khỏi các từ hoặc cụm từ được nói

🇹🇭Thai

การลบ

กระบวนการใด ๆ ที่ทำให้เสียงหรือคำพูดหลุดออกจากคำพูดหรือวลี

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghapusan

setiap proses dimana suara atau kata-kata tidak disertakan dalam kata atau frasa yang diucapkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggal

anumang proseso kung saan ang mga tunog o salita ay naiwan sa mga binibigkas na salita o parirala

🇲🇾Malay

pemadaman

sebarang proses di mana bunyi atau perkataan ditinggalkan daripada perkataan atau frasa yang dituturkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحذف

أي عملية يتم من خلالها استبعاد الأصوات أو الكلمات من الكلمات أو العبارات المنطوقة

🇮🇷Persian

حذف

هر فرآیندی که در آن صداها یا کلمات از کلمات یا عبارات گفتاری حذف می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

silme

seslerin veya kelimelerin konuşulan kelimelerin veya cümlelerin dışında bırakıldığı herhangi bir işlem

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְחִיקָה

כל תהליך שבו צלילים או מילים נשארים מחוץ למילים או ביטויים מדוברים

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'deletion'?

The primary meaning of 'deletion' is 'any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deletion' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'deletion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'deletion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'deletion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'deletion' easy to spell?

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