discord [noun dis -kawrd; verb dis-kawrd ] SYNONYMS | EXAMPLES | WORD ORIGIN noun lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
disagreement; difference of opinion.
strife; dispute; war.
Music an inharmonious combination of musical tones sounded together.
any confused or harsh noise; dissonance.
verb (used without object) to disagree; be at variance.
Origin of discord 1200–50; (noun)
Middle English descorde, discorde <
Anglo-French; Old French descort (derivative of
descorder ),
descorde <
Latin discordia, derivative of
discord- (stem of
discors ) discordant (
dis- dis-1 +
cord-, stem of
cors heart); (v.)
Middle English discorden <
Anglo-French, Old French descorder <
Latin discordāre derivative of
discord-, as above
Related forms un·dis·cord·ing , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for discord tumult ,
dissonance ,
disharmony ,
harshness ,
jangle ,
din ,
cacophony ,
jarring ,
racket ,
clamor ,
clinker Examples from the Web for discord Contemporary Examples of discord As Dunham admits, this caused “like two years” of discord between the sisters, which they seem to have gotten past.
“Discord ” proceeds to envelop us in this exhaustive, mind-racking debate.
After all, “Discord ” is more a series of conversations than revelations.
At once uproarious, raw, and painfully honest, “Discord ” unveils the many virtues and vices of these towering icons.
And by mercilessly diving headfirst into these exploits, “Discord ” discovers a universal truth: no human is human without flaws.
Historical Examples of discord I should set jarring a discord in your life for which it was never meant.
At the same time, each successive day of discord increased his anxiety.
The greatest good of a State is unity; the greatest evil, discord and distraction.
Shall we, after the manner of Homer, pray the Muses to tell us 'how discord first arose'?
And therefore has neither more nor less of discord , nor yet of harmony?
British Dictionary definitions for discord noun (ˈdɪskɔːd ) lack of agreement of harmony; strife
harsh confused mingling of sounds
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verb (dɪsˈkɔːd ) (intr) to disagree; clash
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Word Origin for discord C13: from Old French descort, from descorder to disagree, from Latin discordāre, from discors at variance, from dis- 1 + cor heart
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Word Origin and History for discord n. early 13c., descorde , "unfriendly feeling, ill will;" also "dissention, strife," from Old French descorde (12c.) "disagreement," from Latin discordia , from discors (genitive discordis ) "disagreeing, disagreement," from dis- "apart" (see dis- ) + cor (genitive cordis ) "heart" (see heart ). Musical sense is late 14c.
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v. c.1300, from Old French discorder (13c.), from Latin discordare (see discord (n.)).
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