deep discussion
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3.5
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discusión profunda
- The team gathered around the table for a deep discussion on the future of the project.
- a deep discussion
There's nothing wrong with having deep discussions on the first date.
- There's nothing wrong with having deep discussions on the first date.
Examples
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She has deep discussions with unhappy couples and persuades them to give it another go.
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Jaxom had noticed Deckter in deep discussion with Warbret and hoped for success in that area.
Fiction book (1991) -
This is a topic of debate and could turn into a deep discussion.
Blog text (23) -
This book led to a deep discussion about motherhood.
Blog text (14) -
There's nothing wrong with having deep discussions on the first date.
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Just yesterday, on my Facebook page, a number of friends got into a deep discussion about whether the church today is the inheritor of the promises of God to the Old Testament Jews.
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And still to this day, veterans of that program refer to my thread (or something they read) as a point of interest when they're in a deep discussion of constructive criticism.
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Helga and I were involved in a deep discussion of the major issue affecting the online departments of all the German public broadcasters in the spring of 2008: the upcoming negotiations over the right of public broadcasters to create unique online material.
Academic text (2010) -
We at the Forum see this blog as a space for deeper discussions of the issues that frequently get bogged down in political posturing, to the detriment of improving the education options of students.
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After a round of randomly chosen improvisation duets between members of the Mills College improvisation ensemble, the students entered a deep discussion regarding what they played and heard.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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1.0
A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas
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1.4
A conversation where people share ideas and opinions to decide or understand
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6.4
Speech or writing about a topic
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7.7
An honest serious conversation about difficult or important things
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3.3
A conversation where people share ideas honestly without holding back
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9.7
A formal serious talk about a specific topic
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4.1
A lively, strong talk where people share honest, clear opinions
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4.2
A calm, serious talk where people think carefully and avoid strong feelings
A long spoken or written discussion that gives many details
Antonyms
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a serious, thorough conversation' is directly and transparently composed from 'deep' (profound, thorough) + 'discussion' (a talk where opinions are exchanged). This adjective+noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Deep discussion comes from the image of diving under water: the word deep makes you think of going far below the surface, and a discussion that goes below the surface looks for hidden ideas. So, a deep discussion means 'a serious, thorough conversation' about important or difficult topics.