discordant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪsˈkɔrdənt/ UK /dɪsˈkɔːdənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
disagreeing or clashing; harsh and unharmonious in sound

A discordant note from the violin spoiled the otherwise flawless piece.

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Synonyms

1 adj · disagreeing or clashing;... clashing dissonant jarring inharmonious conflicting incongruous harsh grating

Opposites

harmonious concordant melodious consonant agreeing

Word family

Forms discordantly

Derived forms discordantlydiscordance

Related forms discord concord accord

Etymology

From Old French descordant, present participle of descorder, from Latin discordare ('to disagree'), from discors ('disagreeing'), from dis- ('apart') + cor, cordis ('heart').

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

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# discordant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈkɔrdənt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈkɔːdənt/

## Meanings
1. disagreeing or clashing; harsh and unharmonious in sound

## Examples
- A discordant note from the violin spoiled the otherwise flawless piece.

## Synonyms
- clashing
- dissonant
- jarring
- inharmonious
- conflicting
- incongruous
- harsh
- grating

## Antonyms
- harmonious
- concordant
- melodious
- consonant
- agreeing

## Derived Forms
- discordantly
- discordance

## Related Forms
- discord
- concord
- accord

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

## Etymology
From Old French descordant, present participle of descorder, from Latin discordare ('to disagree'), from discors ('disagreeing'), from dis- ('apart') + cor, cordis ('heart').

## AI Etymology
Discordant comes from Old French descordant, present participle of descorder, from Latin discordare ('to disagree'), from discors ('disagreeing'), from dis- ('apart') + cor, cordis ('heart'). The etymological trail includes Latin discordare, Latin cor, and Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-. As an adjective, discordant describes what is disagreeing or clashing; harsh and unharmonious in sound. The same family is visible in derived forms such as discordantly and discordance and related forms such as discord, concord, and accord. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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