discordant

[ dis-kawr-dnt ]

/ dɪsˈkɔr dnt /

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adjective

being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.

disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.

Geology. (of strata) structurally unconformable.

Nearby words

discophile, discoplacenta, discord, discordance, discordancy, discordant, discordant alternation, discordia, discotheque, discotomy, discount

Origin of discordant

1250–1300; Middle English discordaunt < Anglo-French < Latin discordant- (stem of discordāns), present participle of discordāre. See discord, -ant

Related forms

dis·cord·ant·ly, adverbnon·dis·cord·ant, adjectiveun·dis·cord·ant, adjectiveun·dis·cord·ant·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for discordant

Crime, fiscal recklessness, and homelessness are stirring like discordant strains of music.
Why New York—and Bill de Blasio—May Haunt Hillary Clinton in a 2016 Campaign|Lloyd Green|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No doubt Romney was sincere in wanting to help the homeless woman, but it sounded a discordant note.
Romney's Embarrassment of Riches|Howard Kurtz|January 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But people now had enough of a sense of Obama to know that the statement was discordant with his whole approach and demeanor.
"Bittergate"|David Plouffe|November 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
If, perchance, any discordant note was sounded it was speedily hushed.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason Thompson

Without this one discordant note all his merriment might have seemed like levity.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens|G. K. Chesterton
With all this mass of color there were no unpleasant contrasts, no discordant tones.
Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World|James Cowan
For a while even the song of his birds lost all its sweetness, and seemed to him but a discordant sound.
An Idyl Of The East Side|Thomas A. Janvier
It was followed by a series of discordant brays from the donkey.
Frank Roscoe's Secret|Allen Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for discordant

discordant

/ (dɪsˈkɔːdənt) /

adjective

at variance; disagreeing

harsh in sound; inharmonious

Derived Forms

discordantly, adverb

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