discreetness
- n knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
- n subtly skillful handling of a situation
discouragement
- n the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
- n the expression of opposition and disapproval
- n the act of discouraging
the discouragement of petty theft
discourse
- n extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- n an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
- n an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
- v to consider or examine in speech or writing
- v carry on a conversation
- v talk at length and formally about a topic