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discordant
(redirected from Discorder)

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dis·cor·dant  (d-skôrdnt)
adj.
1. Not being in accord; conflicting.
2. Disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant.

dis·cordan·cy n.
dis·cordant·ly adv.

discordant [dɪsˈkɔːdənt]
adj
1. at variance; disagreeing
2. harsh in sound; inharmonious
discordantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.discordant - not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas"
accordant - being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy
2.discordant - lacking in harmony
inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony

discordant
adjective
1. disagreeing, conflicting, clashing, different, opposite, contrary, at odds, contradictory, inconsistent, incompatible, incongruous, divergent He displays attitudes and conduct discordant with his culture.
Translations
discordant [dɪsˈkɔːdənt] ADJ [ideas, opinions] → discorde, opuesto; [sound] → disonante
discordant [dɪsˈkɔːrdənt] adj
[groups, opinions] → discordant(e), dissonant(e)
to strike a discordant note (= seem out of place) → détonner
(MUSIC)dissonant(e)
discordant
adj opinions, coloursnicht miteinander harmonierend; soundmisstönend; meeting, atmosphereunharmonisch; (Mus) → disharmonisch; to strike a discordant note (fig)einen falschen Ton anschlagen
discordant [dɪsˈkɔːdnt] adj (gen) → discordante; (sound) → dissonante, stonato/a


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