The difference between Communication and Discourse

When used as nouns, communication means the act or fact of communicating anything, whereas discourse means verbal exchange, conversation.

Discourse is also verb with the meaning: to engage in discussion or conversation.

check bellow for the other definitions of Communication and Discourse

  1. Communication as a noun:

    The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

    Examples:

    "communication of smallpox"

    "communication of a secret"

  2. Communication as a noun (uncountable):

    The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.

    Examples:

    "Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof."

    "The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data."

  3. Communication as a noun:

    A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

    Examples:

    "Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications."

  4. Communication as a noun:

    The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.

    Examples:

    "The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff."

  5. Communication as a noun:

    An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.

    Examples:

    "The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email."

  6. Communication as a noun:

    A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.

    Examples:

    "A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber."

  7. Communication as a noun (anatomy):

    A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

  8. Communication as a noun (obsolete):

    Association; company.

  9. Communication as a noun:

    Participation in Holy Communion.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Bishop Pearson"

  10. Communication as a noun (rhetoric):

    A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Beattie"

  1. Discourse as a noun (uncountable, archaic):

    Verbal exchange, conversation.

  2. Discourse as a noun (uncountable):

    Expression in words, either speech or writing.

  3. Discourse as a noun (countable):

    A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

    Examples:

    "The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty."

  4. Discourse as a noun (countable):

    Any rational expression, reason.

  5. Discourse as a noun (social sciences, countable):

    An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).

  6. Discourse as a noun (obsolete):

    Dealing; transaction.

  1. Discourse as a verb (intransitive):

    To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.

  2. Discourse as a verb (intransitive):

    To write or speak formally and at length.

  3. Discourse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To debate.

  4. Discourse as a verb:

    To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  5. Discourse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To produce or emit (musical sounds).

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