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

Origin of inharmonious

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

Related formsin·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 Formsinharmoniously, adverbinharmoniousness, noun

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Word Origin and History for inharmonious

inharmonious

adj.

1711, from in- (1) "not" + harmonious. Related: Inharmoniously.