inharmonious

[ in-hahr-moh-nee-uh s ]

/ ˌɪn hɑrˈmoʊ ni əs /

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adjective

not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.

not congenial or compatible; discordant; disagreeing: It was unpleasant to spend an evening with such an inharmonious group.

RELATED WORDS

dissonant, incongruous

Nearby words

inhalator, inhale, inhaler, inhambane, inharmonic, inharmonious, inharmony, inhaul, inher., inhere, inherence

Origin of inharmonious

First recorded in 1705–15; in-³ + harmonious

Related forms

in·har·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverbin·har·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for inharmonious

But a man-made code that is inharmonious with the moral law is an unjust law.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.|Alex Haley|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rosco made no reply, and nothing further passed between the inharmonious pair at that time.
The Madman and the Pirate|R.M. Ballantyne
Without this he would have been a pitiful figure, disoriented, and inharmonious with the world into which he was born.
William Morris|Elizabeth Luther Cary
Moments when the inharmonious becomes harmonious, the indiscreet discreet, the inefficient efficient, and the inevitable evitable.
Under the Redwoods|Bret Harte

He might have been there, as it was, offering his inharmonious chant with the mob of contestants.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas|Charles Warren Stoddard
The contrast between the majestic, imperial plan of Napoleon and the petty, inharmonious scheme of Prussia is incredible.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

British Dictionary definitions for inharmonious

inharmonious

/ (ˌɪnhɑːˈməʊnɪəs) /

adjective

Also: inharmonic (ˌɪnhɑːˈmɒnɪk) lacking harmony; discordant

lacking accord or agreement

Derived Forms

inharmoniously, adverbinharmoniousness, noun

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