discrepancy

US /dɪˈskɹepənsi/ UK /dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/ See IPA manual

Freq #27099

Meanings

1

noun
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.
2

noun
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
3

noun
an event that departs from expectations
4

noun
The state or quality of being discrepant.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an inconsistency between... anomaly conflict contrariety deviation difference disagreement disparity dissimilarity

2 noun · a difference between... variance

3 noun · an event that departs from... variance

4 noun · the state or quality of... anomalous discordance

Word family

Forms discrepancies

Derived forms nondiscrepancy

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepāns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin discrepantiabor. English discrepancy Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# discrepancy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈskɹepənsi/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/
**Frequency rank:** 27099

## Meanings
1. An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
2. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
3. an event that departs from expectations
4. The state or quality of being discrepant.

## Examples
- They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.

## Derived Forms
- nondiscrepancy

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepāns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin discrepantiabor. English discrepancy Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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