discordant
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7.4
- adjective
- /dɪsˈkɔrdənt/
:
discordante
- The orchestra struggled to play in tune, resulting in a discordant performance that left the audience bewildered.
- discordant voices
- discordant sounds
- discordant findings
But at some point you realize that reality is just way too discordant with the narrative that they're presenting.
- But at some point you realize that reality is just way too discordant with the narrative that they're presenting.
- And if you can find two of those discordant notes, that's usually a straight line to someplace and that someplace is not where you've been.
- So what is absolutely stunning is that those people are more likely to then leave the job because it feels, it feels so discordant.
- And I remember having an interest then in, in discordant twins as well.
- And I look around and go, I'm not supposed to be here, something's off, something's discordant, it's not working.
- But before that, I think it's good to point out this, this really rich term that Hegel's using here, self discordant.
Examples
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The lack of an association with cigarette smoking is consistent with the discordant results reported in the literature.
Academic text (2016) -
Goodness is attractive, and evil is in some way discordant or ugly.
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When data from different sources were discordant, national statistics were given preference.
Academic text (1993) -
The pier house is filled with discordant music, a cacophony of rock and rap.
Fiction book (1993) -
The music is terrifying: discordant noise and a cacophony of angry, indistinguishable voices.
Fiction book (2000) -
Even in Yuri's sleepy state, the name rang a discordant bell in his mind.
Fiction book (1999) -
The tune was unfamiliar to Corbal, odd and discordant, strange in its rhythms.
Fiction book (2000) -
For example, program planners may have to reconcile discordant needs among learners, educators, and other stakeholders.
Academic text (2008) -
The sentiments from Carly, Keith, and Helen expressed the discordant attitudes of some participants toward their HRC.
Academic text (2009) -
Fear spread like a pox through the Roman line, with Livy claiming that the gals hideous howls and discordant clamour filled everything with dreadful noise.
Synonyms
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4.7
Not staying the same over time and not agreeing with other facts
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6.1
Showing ideas or statements that do not agree and cannot both be true
12
8.4
Directly opposed in beliefs or purpose
7
4.2
Having ideas, facts, or feelings that do not agree with each other
2
7.7
Not in agreement with other people, facts, or ideas
1
7.9
Not matching what it should be in shape or meaning
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7.1
Colors, opinions, or sounds that do not match and seem to clash
1
7.8
Not fitting together, like clashing sounds or colors
1
8.3
Things that do not look or sound pleasant together
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8.2
Does not match other facts or evidence
Having colors, patterns or ideas that do not go well together
Not matching other things in look, feeling, or ideas
Not pleasing together in sound, color or feeling
A sound that does not fit with other tones and seems rough
Not in agreement with something else
Showing that facts or statements do not match
Likely to cause disagreement or tension between people
Antonyms
How Discordant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Discordant comes from Latin parts dis- 'not' and cord 'heart'. Think of the word accord, which means 'agreement' and uses the same root, so discordant means 'not in agreement' and describes things that clash or are not in harmony, like sounds or ideas.