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
Beenhakker remained and a disharmonious squad was eliminated in the second round by arch rivals West Germany.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2014
The same disharmonious effect has been evident in most Pinter plays that I’ve seen in New York, including star-studded productions of “The Caretaker” and “Moonlight.”
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2010
The man did not ring true, altogether; he was mentally disorganized, disharmonious; those meretricious reasonings about justice, for example, struck me disagreeably.
From Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia by Douglas, Norman
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