discord
noun
lack of concord or harmony between persons or things.
Example Sentences
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The musical still dwells on their intergenerational and intersectional discords — albeit this time with upbeat numbers, disco balls and dance breaks in the multipurpose room of their local Jewish Community Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
Do you arbitrate these touchy discords between cohabitants on a frequent basis?
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2020
Author Christopher Caldwell traces the origins of today’s deep discords to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2020
The strings pile up discords, first spooky, now ominous.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2012
The music did not seem so jolly then; he heard discords and strange silences, and notes that hung in the air bleeding.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
