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# discolouration

«discolouration» in Mova's school dictionary: **A change in the usual colour of something, often to a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (discolouration, uncountable; a discolouration, discolourations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A change in the usual colour of something, often to a worse colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/#m1)

2) A spot or patch where the colour has changed, like a stain or a mark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In UK, Irish, Australian and NZ writing, the same word as «discoloration»; used for stains on teeth, walls, fabric and leaves; often a sign of damage, mould or illness; phrases: «discolouration of the water», «slight discolouration».

### examples

- There was a slight discolouration on the old photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/#x1)
- The water came out with a brown discolouration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/#x2)
- Tea can cause discolouration of the teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/#x3)
- Damp left a grey discolouration on the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/#x4)
- The doctor looked at the discolouration on her skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/#x5)
- Yellow discolouration on leaves can mean too much water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/#x6)
- Bleach caused discolouration on my jeans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/#x7)

### note

UK spelling with «ou»; US spelling «discoloration». Same meaning. Verb: discolour; adjective: discoloured.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «discolouration» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discolouration/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.