Discoloration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a soiled or discolored appearance

the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæb/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˌʌləɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˌʌləɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæb/.

Examples

the wine left a dark stain

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stain discolouration

Parts of Speech

noun	a soiled or discolored appearance “the wine left a dark stain”
noun	the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded

Word Forms

stain	verb	produce or leave stains
discolor	verb	cause to lose or change color
discolour	verb	change color, often in an undesired manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verfärbung

ein verschmutztes oder verfärbtes Aussehen

🇫🇷French

décoloration

un aspect sale ou décoloré

🇪🇸Spanish

descoloramiento

una apariencia sucia o descolorida

🇮🇹Italian

scolorimento

un aspetto sporco o scolorito

🇳🇱Dutch

verkleuring

een vervuild of verkleurd uiterlijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

descoloração

uma aparência suja ou descolorida

🇷🇺Russian

обесцвечивание

загрязненный или обесцвеченный внешний вид

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मलिनकिरण

गंदा या बदरंग रूप

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবর্ণতা

একটি নোংরা বা বিবর্ণ চেহারা

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறமாற்றம்

ஒரு அழுக்கடைந்த அல்லது நிறமாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்ட தோற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగు మారడం

మురికి లేదా రంగు మారిన ప్రదర్శన

🇮🇳Marathi

विकृतीकरण

एक गलिच्छ किंवा रंगीत देखावा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિકૃતિકરણ

ગંદા અથવા વિકૃત દેખાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಣ್ಣಬಣ್ಣ

ಮಣ್ಣಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಬಣ್ಣಬಣ್ಣದ ನೋಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിറവ്യത്യാസം

മലിനമായതോ നിറമില്ലാത്തതോ ആയ രൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗੀਨ

ਇੱਕ ਗੰਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਰੰਗੀਨ ਦਿੱਖ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنگت

ایک گندی یا بے رنگ شکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

变色

外观脏污或变色

🇯🇵Japanese

変色

汚れたり変色した外観

🇰🇷Korean

변색

더러워지거나 변색된 외관

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đổi màu

bề ngoài bẩn hoặc đổi màu

🇹🇭Thai

การเปลี่ยนสี

ลักษณะที่สกปรกหรือเปลี่ยนสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

perubahan warna

penampilan kotor atau berubah warna

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkawalan ng kulay

isang marumi o kupas na hitsura

🇲🇾Malay

perubahan warna

rupa yang kotor atau berubah warna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تغير اللون

مظهر متسخ أو متغير اللون

🇮🇷Persian

تغییر رنگ

ظاهری کثیف یا تغییر رنگ

🇹🇷Turkish

solma

kirli veya rengi solmuş bir görünüm

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִהוּי

מראה מלוכלך או דהוי

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The primary meaning of 'discoloration' is 'a soiled or discolored appearance'.

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

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