discord

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈdɪskɔrd/ UK /ˈdɪskɔːd/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
disagreement or lack of harmony between people or sounds

Old grievances sowed discord among the founding partners.

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Synonyms

1 noun · disagreement or lack of... disagreement strife dissension friction conflictdisharmonyclash contention

Opposites

harmony concord agreement accord unity peace

Word family

Derived forms discordant discordancediscordancy

Related forms concord accord cordial

Etymology

From Old French descord, from Latin discordia ('disagreement'), from discors ('disagreeing'), from dis- ('apart') + cor, cordis ('heart').

discordia Latin cor Latin *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European

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# discord

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈdɪskɔrd
**IPA (UK):** ˈdɪskɔːd

## Meanings
1. disagreement or lack of harmony between people or sounds

## Examples
- Old grievances sowed discord among the founding partners.

## Synonyms
- disagreement
- strife
- dissension
- friction
- conflict
- disharmony
- clash
- contention

## Antonyms
- harmony
- concord
- agreement
- accord
- unity
- peace

## Derived Forms
- discordant
- discordance
- discordancy

## Related Forms
- concord
- accord
- cordial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: discordia
- Root: cor
- Root: *ḱerd-

## Etymology
From Old French descord, from Latin discordia ('disagreement'), from discors ('disagreeing'), from dis- ('apart') + cor, cordis ('heart').

## AI Etymology
Discord is from Old French descord, from Latin discordia ('disagreement'), from discors ('disagreeing'), from dis- ('apart') + cor, cordis ('heart'). Important recorded forms include discordia (Latin), cor (Latin), and *ḱerd- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers disagreement or lack of harmony between people or sounds. The wider family includes derived forms such as discordant, discordance, and discordancy and related words such as concord, accord, and cordial.

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- Space, Position & Direction

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