discolour

Other spellings

• (US) discolor

Word parts

dis- + colour

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɪsˈkʌlə/
• Hyphenation: dis‧col‧our

Verb

Plain form discolour

Third-person singular discolours

Past tense discoloured

Past participle discoloured

Present participle discolouring

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you discolour something, you cause it to change or lose its colour.

   Washing light laundry with dark may cause your clothes to discolour.