discrepancy
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5.6
- noun
- /dɪsˈkrɛpənsi/
:
discrepancia
- There was a noticeable discrepancy in the witnesses' statements regarding the event.
- find discrepancies
- report discrepancies
- resolve discrepancies
But when you do sense a lie or when you do sense a discrepancy, address it.
- But when you do sense a lie or when you do sense a discrepancy, address it.
- Like what's the pay discrepancy in golf?
- Well, there is a huge discrepancy between the reality of who I am and that.
- And did you find any discrepancy or whether these funds were deposited there?
- Well, like he says, the discrepancy is resolved in either of two incompatible ways.
- You have now completely reversed the strength discrepancy.
- But there's another more subtle trigger of jealousy, which is a mate value discrepancy.
- And so it was clear we had a, a real discrepancy.
- But I'm wrong for speaking on the discrepancies and the disappointment of the Cowboys.
- It was a tiff discrepancy, misunderstanding about something.
Examples
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There's a discrepancy in weight distribution... ...between the left and right sides.
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And I know that there is quite a discrepancy between what they were told and what you said.
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Well, there is a huge discrepancy between the reality of who I am and that.
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But when you do sense a lie or when you do sense a discrepancy, address it.
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In fact, the size of the discrepancy actually increased as the students took more science classes.
Academic text (1999) -
From the first moment, I was struck by a certain discrepancy in him.
Fiction book (2000) -
Conflict situations involve a discrepancy between the needs or interests of one person and those of another.
Academic text (1999) -
Well, one of the possible explanations of this discrepancy could explain this structure.
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But the reality is there's a lot of discrepancy in wealth today.
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If you look at eyewitness accounts, you start seeing wide discrepancies of numbers.
Synonyms
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A difference between two groups or amounts
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4.8
A situation where things do not match or agree
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5.5
A difference from what is usual or expected
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6.4
A difference between people or groups in ideas and goals
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8.1
A lack of agreement between things or ideas
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8.1
A difference between two things, often between versions of a file
A situation when two things do not agree, for example study results
Antonyms
How Different
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5.6
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4.8
∞
1.0
- Specialized
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7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
discrepancy = discrepant (semi-transparent) = discrep + ancy
For a learner who knows 'discrepant', 'discrepancy' is a regular noun meaning the state or instance of being discrepant.
Etymology
Discrepancy comes from Latin parts dis- 'apart' and crepare 'to make a noise'. Imagine two instruments making different sounds — being 'apart in sound' is a simple picture for a difference or lack of agreement when two things that should be the same do not match.