disharmonious
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of disharmonious
First recorded in 1650–60; dis- 1 + harmonious
Example Sentences
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But the drawings appear strange, with the new edifice dwarfing all around it in a way that is disharmonious, dominating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
It’s an unlikely embrace where discord creates its own beauty, disharmonious and true, where tension and conflict aren’t byproducts, but essential to art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
It is disturbing for many to see in the late works of many artists upsetting traits and disharmonious features which did not exist before.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2016
Beenhakker remained and a disharmonious squad was eliminated in the second round by arch rivals West Germany.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2014
The Hsü version will be cited from time to time, whenever Father d'Elia's interesting neologisms might make the citation too disharmonious, in wording, with the comment.189.d'Elia translation, cited, p.
From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
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