discordance
- noun
- /dɪsˈkɔrdəns/
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discordancia
- The discordance of the harsh notes made it difficult to enjoy the performance.
Examples
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"My Wild Colonial Boy..." he bellowed in discordance with the wheezing reception of the signal.
Fiction book (1991) -
Posted by: discordance March 18, 2010 10:58 AM
Blog text (34) -
Is that within a harmony you would have discordances, making it less of a harmony, right?
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A discordance spread around the table as though he had blindly hit piano keys with a length of pipe.
Fiction book (1994) -
It can conjure up confusing feelings of discomfort and discordance and dare I say, even a kinda guilt, you know.
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We observed greater discordance in topologies estimated with StarBEAST2, possibly because each of our StarBEAST2 analyses necessarily used fewer loci.
Academic text (2018) -
Studies based on mitochondrial gene sequences and small numbers of nuclear loci did not resolve relationships deep in the tree, including among the genera, and found discordance among loci.
Academic text (2018) -
In this study, we explore the two major challenges in estimating the evolutionary history of rainbow skinks, both common in rapid radiations: gene tree discordance at short inter-nodes near the base of the tree and cryptic diversity near the tips of the tree.
Academic text (2018) -
There was a noticeable discordance between the instruments, creating an unsettling sound.
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The choir's singing had a discordance that disrupted the flow of the beautiful melody.
Synonyms
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8.4
A loud, unpleasant mix of different sounds
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7.7
A harsh or unpleasant combination of sounds often in music
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8.3
A harsh mix of sounds that is unpleasant to hear
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8.1
A clashing sound in music when notes do not fit
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8.2
A situation where people or things do not agree
A lack of agreement in sound, look or relationships
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Discordance comes from the Latin parts dis- ('not') and cor ('heart'), so it once meant 'not of one heart'. Imagine musicians who are not 'together in heart'—their notes clash, and discordance now means a harsh, unpleasant mix of sounds.