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Dictionary: dis·cord   (dĭs'kôrd') pronunciation
n.
    1. Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things.
    2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  1. A confused or harsh sound or mingling of sounds.
  2. Music. An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.
intr.v., -cord·ed, -cord·ing, -cords. (dĭ-skôrd', dĭs'kôrd')
To fail to agree or harmonize; clash.

[Middle English, from Old French descorde, from Latin discordia, from discors, discord-, disagreeing : dis-, apart; see dis- + cor, cord-, heart.]

SYNONYMS   discord, strife, contention, dissension, conflict, clash, variance. These nouns refer to a state of disagreement and disharmony. Discord is a lack of harmony often marked by bickering and antipathy: family discord. Strife usually implies a struggle, often destructive, between rivals or factions: political strife. Contention suggests a dispute in the form of heated debate or quarreling: lively contention among the candidates. Dissension implies difference of opinion that disrupts unity within a group: rampant dissension among the staff. Conflict suggests antagonism of ideas or interests that often results in hostility or divisiveness: conflict between smoking and nonsmoking factions. Clash involves irreconcilable ideas or interests: a personality clash. Variance usually suggests discrepancy or incompatibility: actions at variance with his principles.


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noun

    A state of disagreement and disharmony: clash, conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare. See conflict/cooperation.

verb

  1. To fail to be in accord: clash, conflict, contradict, disaccord, jar. Idioms: goruncounter to. See agree/disagree.
  2. To be of different opinion: differ, disaccord, disagree, dissent, vary. Idioms: jointakeissue. See agree/disagree.

Antonyms: discord
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n

Definition: conflict, disagreement
Antonyms: accord, agreement, cooperation, harmony, peace

n

Definition: noise
Antonyms: harmoniousness, harmony, silence


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The meaning is -(1)disagreement; arguing (2)a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together


Translations: Discord
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - strid, mislyd, skurren, disharmoni, dissonans
v. intr. - strides, ikke være enige, ikke passe sammen, disharmonere

Nederlands (Dutch)
onenigheid, wanklank, dissonant(ie), lawaai, disharmoniëren

Français (French)
n. - désaccord, discorde, dissension, (Mus) dissonance
v. intr. - être en désaccord

Deutsch (German)
n. - Uneinigkeit, Zwietracht, Mißklang, Mißton
v. - disharmonieren, streiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διχόνοια, έριδα, διαμάχη, διαφωνία, παραφωνία, δυσαρμονία
v. - διαφωνώ, έρχομαι σε διάσταση, είμαι ασυμβίβαστος

Italiano (Italian)
disarmonizzare, disaccordo, dissonanza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - discórdia (f), discordância (f), divergência (f)
v. - discordar

Русский (Russian)
спорить, спор, разногласия

Español (Spanish)
n. - disputa, discordia, disonancia
v. intr. - discordar, discrepar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - missämja, motsättning
v. - tvista

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不一致, 嘈杂声, 意见不合, 不协调, 刺耳

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不一致, 嘈雜聲, 意見不合
v. intr. - 不一致, 不協調, 刺耳

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 견해 대립, 불화
v. intr. - 불일치하다, 음이 같지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不一致, 仲たがい, 騒音, 不協和音
v. - 一致しない, 協和しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خلاف, مشاجرة (فعل) يتعارض, يتنازع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חוסר-הרמוניה, מחלוקת, חילוקי-דעות, חוסר-הרמוניה בין צלילים המושמעים יחד, תצרום, צריר‬
v. intr. - ‮היה שונה או לא מתואם, רב עם, חלק על‬


 
 
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