Associations to the word «Discoloration»

Wiktionary

DISCOLORATION, noun. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance.
DISCOLORATION, noun. A discolored spot; a stain.

Dictionary definition

DISCOLORATION, noun. A soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain".
DISCOLORATION, noun. The act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats