The difference between Discourse and Expression

When used as nouns, discourse means verbal exchange, conversation, whereas expression means the action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

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

check bellow for the other definitions of Discourse and Expression

  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:

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

    To produce or emit (musical sounds).

  1. Expression as a noun:

    The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

  2. Expression as a noun:

    A particular way of phrasing an idea.

  3. Expression as a noun:

    A colloquialism or idiom.

    Examples:

    "The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally."

  4. Expression as a noun:

    A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.

    Examples:

    "They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression."

    "The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression."

    "Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired."

  5. Expression as a noun (mathematics):

    An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.

  6. Expression as a noun (biology):

    The process of translating a gene into a protein.

  7. Expression as a noun (programming):

    A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.

  8. Expression as a noun:

    A specific blend of whisky.

  9. Expression as a noun (biology):

    The act of pressing or squeezing out.

    Examples:

    "expression from a gland"

    "the expression of milk from the mammaries"

  10. Expression as a noun (music):

    The tone of voice or sound in music.

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