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(dĭ-skrĕp'ən-sē) pronunciation
n., pl., -cies.
  1. Divergence or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference.
  2. An instance of divergence or disagreement. See synonyms at difference.



1. deviation between what is expected and what actually occurs. An example is a variation in a marketing performance report between budgeted sales and actual sales.


2. disagreement between conclusions of two or more people looking at the same thing.

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Definition: conflict, disagreement
Antonyms: agreement, concordance, concurrence, consistency, harmony, parity

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - diskrepans, forskel, afvigelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
discrepantie, tegenspraak

Français (French)
n. - divergence, disparité, contradiction

Deutsch (German)
n. - Diskrepanz, Widerspruch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανακολουθία, ασυμφωνία, αντινομία, αντίφαση, (αισθητή) διαφορά

Italiano (Italian)
discrepanza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - discrepância (f)

Русский (Russian)
расхождение, различие

Español (Spanish)
n. - discrepancia, contradicción

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avvikelse, diskrepans

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
相差, 矛盾, 差异

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 相差, 矛盾, 差異

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 모순

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不一致, 食い違い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تفاوت, تعارض, تناقض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סתירה, אי-התאמה‬


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