Meanings
noundiscoloration (countable and uncountable, plural discolorations)
plural discolorations · alternative discolouration
- countableuncountableThe act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; an alteration of hue or appearance.
- countableuncountableA discolored spot; a stain.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
Similar
Broader
change of color
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan descoloriment, descoloració
- descolorimentact of discolouring or state of being discolored
- descoloracióact of discolouring or state of being discolored
Chinese Mandarin 變色 /变色
- 變色 /变色 (biànsè)act of discolouring or state of being discolored
Danish misfarvning
- misfarvningact of discolouring or state of being discolored
Finnish värjääntyminen, värjääminen
- värjääntyminenact of discolouring or state of being discolored
- värjääminenact of discolouring or state of being discolored
- värivirheact of discolouring or state of being discolored
- värivirhediscoloured spot
French décoloration
- décolorationact of discolouring or state of being discolored
German Verfärbung, Verfärbung
- Verfärbungact of discolouring or state of being discolored
- Verfärbungdiscoloured spot
- Fleckdiscoloured spot
- Blutfleckdiscoloured spot
- Kaffeefleckdiscoloured spot
Greek αποχρωματισμός, αποχρωματισμός
- αποχρωματισμός (apochromatismós)act of discolouring or state of being discolored
- αποχρωματισμός (apochromatismós)discoloured spot
Japanese 変色
- 変色 (henshoku)act of discolouring or state of being discolored
Latvian blāvums, nespodrums
- blāvumsdiscoloured spot
- nespodrumsdiscoloured spot
Māori poapoa
- poapoadiscoloured spot
Norwegian Bokmål misfarging
- misfargingact of discolouring or state of being discolored
Polish barwica
- barwicaact of discolouring or state of being discolored
Russian обесцве́чивание
- обесцве́чивание (obescvéčivanije)act of discolouring or state of being discolored
Spanish decoloración, descoloramiento
- decoloraciónact of discolouring or state of being discolored
- descoloramientoact of discolouring or state of being discolored
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with discoloration
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
discoloration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoloration
MLA
“discoloration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoloration. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discoloration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoloration.
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