Deliberation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question

careful consideration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsvˈɪzɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪlˌɪbəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪlˌɪbəɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /dɪsvˈɪzɪdʒ/.

Examples

the deliberations of the jury
a little deliberation would have deterred them
it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

advisement weighing calculation unhurriedness deliberateness slowness

Parts of Speech

noun	(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question “the deliberations of the jury”
noun	careful consideration “a little deliberation would have deterred them”
noun	planning something carefully and intentionally “it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting”
noun	a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
noun	the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision “he was a man of judicial deliberation”

Word Forms

deliberate	verb	think about carefully; weigh
weigh	verb	show consideration for; take into account
advise	verb	give advice to
calculate	verb	predict in advance
slow	adjective	at a slow tempo
deliberate	adjective	unhurried and with care and dignity
unhurried	adjective	capable of accepting delay with equanimity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überlegung

(normalerweise Plural) Diskussion aller Seiten einer Frage

🇫🇷French

délibération

(généralement au pluriel) discussion de tous les côtés d'une question

🇪🇸Spanish

deliberación

(generalmente plural) discusión de todos los lados de una pregunta

🇮🇹Italian

deliberazione

(solitamente plurale) discussione di tutti gli aspetti di una questione

🇳🇱Dutch

beraadslaging

(meestal meervoud) bespreking van alle kanten van een vraag

🇵🇹Portuguese

deliberação

(geralmente plural) discussão de todos os lados de uma questão

🇷🇺Russian

обсуждение

(обычно множественное число) обсуждение всех сторон вопроса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवेचना

(आमतौर पर बहुवचन) किसी प्रश्न के सभी पक्षों की चर्चा

🇧🇩Bengali

আলোচনা

(সাধারণত বহুবচন) একটি প্রশ্নের সব পক্ষের আলোচনা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆலோசனை

(பொதுவாக பன்மை) ஒரு கேள்வியின் அனைத்து பக்கங்களின் விவாதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చర్చ

(సాధారణంగా బహువచనం) ప్రశ్న యొక్క అన్ని వైపుల చర్చ

🇮🇳Marathi

विचारविनिमय

(सामान्यतः अनेकवचनी) प्रश्नाच्या सर्व बाजूंची चर्चा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચાર-વિમર્શ

(સામાન્ય રીતે બહુવચન) પ્રશ્નની બધી બાજુઓની ચર્ચા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚರ್ಚೆ

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಹುವಚನ) ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಯ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಬದಿಗಳ ಚರ್ಚೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആലോചന

(സാധാരണയായി ബഹുവചനം) ഒരു ചോദ്യത്തിൻ്റെ എല്ലാ വശങ്ങളുടെയും ചർച്ച

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਚਾਰ-ਵਟਾਂਦਰਾ

(ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ) ਇੱਕ ਸਵਾਲ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਾਸਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਚਰਚਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غور و خوض

(عام طور پر جمع) ایک سوال کے تمام اطراف کی بحث

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

审议

（通常是复数）对问题各个方面的讨论

🇯🇵Japanese

審議

(通常は複数形の) 質問のあらゆる側面についての議論

🇰🇷Korean

숙고

(보통 복수형) 질문의 모든 측면에 대한 토론

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cân nhắc

(thường là số nhiều) thảo luận về mọi mặt của một câu hỏi

🇹🇭Thai

การไตร่ตรอง

(โดยปกติจะเป็นพหูพจน์) การอภิปรายทุกด้านของคำถาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertimbangan

(biasanya jamak) diskusi tentang semua sisi pertanyaan

🇵🇭Filipino

deliberasyon

(karaniwan ay maramihan) pagtalakay sa lahat ng panig ng isang tanong

🇲🇾Malay

musyawarah

(biasanya jamak) perbincangan semua sisi soalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المداولة

(عادةً بصيغة الجمع) مناقشة جميع جوانب السؤال

🇮🇷Persian

مشورت

(معمولاً جمع) بحث در مورد همه طرف های یک سؤال

🇹🇷Turkish

müzakere

(genellikle çoğul) bir sorunun tüm yönleriyle tartışılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיוּן

דיון (בדרך כלל ברבים) בכל הצדדים של שאלה

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