discordance

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /dɪˈskɔɹdəns/ UK /dɪˈskɔːdəns/ See IPA manual

Freq #257645

Meanings

1

noun
disagreement, inconsistency, or lack of harmony between people, ideas, or facts

The report revealed a sharp discordance between the agency's promises and its actions.
2

noun
a harsh or unpleasant combination of sounds; dissonance

The deliberate discordance in the final chord unsettled the audience.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · disagreement,... disagreement inconsistency conflictdisharmony

2 noun · a harsh or unpleasant... dissonancecacophonydisharmony

Opposites

accord agreement consistency harmony consonance

Word family

Derived forms discordancy

Related forms discord discordant dissonance concordance

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French discordance, based on Latin discordare, 'to disagree,' from discors, 'of different hearts,' combining dis-, 'apart,' and cor, 'heart.' The musical sense applies the same lack of agreement to sounds.

Topics

People & Society

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# discordance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈskɔɹdəns/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈskɔːdəns/
**Frequency rank:** 257645

## Meanings
1. disagreement, inconsistency, or lack of harmony between people, ideas, or facts
2. a harsh or unpleasant combination of sounds; dissonance

## Examples
- The report revealed a sharp discordance between the agency's promises and its actions.
- The deliberate discordance in the final chord unsettled the audience.

## Synonyms
- disagreement
- inconsistency
- conflict
- disharmony
- dissonance

## Antonyms
- accord
- agreement
- consistency
- harmony
- consonance

## Derived Forms
- discordancy

## Related Forms
- discord
- discordant
- dissonance
- concordance

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French discordance, based on Latin discordare, 'to disagree,' from discors, 'of different hearts,' combining dis-, 'apart,' and cor, 'heart.' The musical sense applies the same lack of agreement to sounds.

## Topics
- People & Society

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