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disharmony

[ dis-hahr-muh-nee ]
/ dɪsˈhɑr mə ni /
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noun, plural dis·har·mo·nies.

lack of harmony; discord.
something discordant.

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Origin of disharmony

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis-1 + harmony

Words nearby disharmony

dishallow, dish antenna, disharmonic, disharmonious, disharmonize, disharmony, dishcloth, dishcloth gourd, dishdasha, dishearten, dished
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Words related to disharmony

friction, dissension, dissonance, contention, clash, strife, variance, difference, inharmoniousness, disaccord, dissonancy

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British Dictionary definitions for disharmony

disharmony
/ (dɪsˈhɑːmənɪ) /

noun plural -nies

lack of accord or harmony
a situation, circumstance, etc, that is inharmonious

Derived forms of disharmony

disharmonious (ˌdɪshɑːˈməʊnɪəs), adjectivedisharmoniously, adverb
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