disaccord

[ dis-uh-kawrd ]

verb (used without object)

1. to be out of accord; disagree.

noun

1. disagreement:

   grave disaccords among nations.

disaccord

/ ˌdɪsəˈkɔːd /

noun

1. lack of agreement or harmony

verb

1. intr to be out of agreement; disagree

Word History and Origins

Origin of disaccord¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French desac ( c ) order, derivative of desacort. See dis- ¹, accord

Example Sentences

The sociologist found that the only test of acquired or inherited degeneracy in man was disaccord with environment.

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The lieutenant could tell me little concerning distances; what he knew did not disaccord with my small knowledge.

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Oddly enough, the twins were in disaccord, and while Lucian had the senator's approval the general's went to his brother.

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This mourning for the means but acceptance of the fact would not be in disaccord with Ahab's moral weakness.

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