dis·crep·an·cy

(dĭ-skrĕp′ən-sē)

n. pl. dis·crep·an·cies

1. Divergence or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference.

2. An instance of divergence or disagreement. See Synonyms at difference.

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discrepancy

(dɪˈskrɛpənsɪ)

n, pl -cies

a conflict or variation, as between facts, figures, or claims

Usage: Discrepancy is sometimes wrongly used where disparity is meant. A discrepancy exists between things which ought to be the same; it can be small but is usually significant. A disparity is a large difference between measurable things such as age, rank, or wages

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dis•crep•an•cy

(dɪˈskrɛp ən si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. the state or quality of being discrepant.

2. an instance of being discrepant.

[1615–25]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	discrepancy - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" disagreement, divergence, variance difference - the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock" leeway, allowance, tolerance, margin - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
	2.	discrepancy - an event that departs from expectations variance, variant deviation, difference, divergence, departure - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"

discrepancy

noun disagreement, difference, variation, conflict, contradiction, inconsistency, disparity, variance, divergence, dissonance, incongruity, dissimilarity, discordance, contrariety the discrepancy between press and radio reports

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

discrepancy

noun

1. The condition of being unlike or dissimilar:

difference, discrepance, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divarication, divergence, divergency, unlikeness.

2. A marked lack of correspondence or agreement:

difference, disagreement, discrepance, disparity, gap, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency.

Translations

تَعارُض، تَناقُض

rozpornesrovnalost

uoverensstemmelse

Diskrepanz Unstimmigkeit

ασυμφωνία

désaccord

ósamræmi

discrepanza

neatitikimasnesutapimas

nesaskaņapretruna

discrepantie

uoverensstemmelse

несоответствие различие разногласие расхождение

rozpor

diskrepans

ayrılık farklılık

不一致差异

discrepancy

[dɪsˈkrepənsɪ] N → discrepancia f (between entre)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

discrepancy

[dɪˈskrɛpənsi] n (between versions, opinions) → divergence f
accounting discrepancies → différences f dans les comptes
price discrepancies → différences f de prix
discrepancies in sth → des différences dans qch
a discrepancy between sth and sth (= inconsistency) → une différence entre qch et qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

discrepancy

n → Diskrepanz f (→ between zwischen +dat)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

discrepancy

[dɪsˈkrɛp/ənsɪ] n → discrepanza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

discrepancy

(diˈskrepənsi) – plural diˈscrepancies –

disagreement or difference.

discrepancy

n. desacuerdo, discrepancia, diferencia.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

discrepancy

n discrepancia; leg length — discrepancia en la longitud de las piernas

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He spoke of me all the time, in the blandest way, as "this prodigious giant," and "this horrible sky-towering monster," and "this tusked and taloned man-devour- ing ogre", and everybody took in all this bosh in the naivest way, and never smiled or seemed to notice that there was any discrepancy between these watered statis- tics and me.

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Whoever is on the stage, it is always Shakespeare who is speaking to me, and perhaps this is the reason why in the past I can trace no discrepancy between reading his plays and seeing them.

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There was no discrepancy of years between us, to remove her far from me; we were of nearly the same age, though of course the age told for more in her case than in mine; but the air of inaccessibility which her beauty and her manner gave her, tormented me in the midst of my delight, and at the height of the assurance I felt that our patroness had chosen us for one another.

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There was a discrepancy between the answer and the record in the recruiting books, and a consequent discussion, until Munster solved the difficulty.

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It may be inseparable from the discrepancy in their years.

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Accordingly, NEPRA has directed all Distribution Companies to forthwith cease the practice of charging cost for replacement of meter to the consumers for meter replacements, specifically on account of meter display errors, where the discrepancy or fault is not attributable to any act or omission of the consumer.

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Lilliston and Klein (1991), for example, found that individuals with an actual: ought discrepancy were more likely to engage in affective and behavioral religious responses in times of crisis.

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