at variance

var·i·ance  (vâr-ns, vr-)

n.

1.

a. The act of varying.

b. The state or quality of being variant or variable; a variation.

c. A difference between what is expected and what actually occurs.

2. The state or fact of differing or of being in conflict. See Synonyms at discord.

3. Law

a. A discrepancy between two statements or documents in a proceeding.

b. License to engage in an act contrary to a usual rule: a zoning variance.

4. Statistics The square of the standard deviation.

5. Chemistry The number of thermodynamic variables, such as temperature and pressure, required to specify a state of equilibrium of a system, given by the phase rule.

Idiom:

at variance

In a state of discrepancy; differing: The facts are at variance with your story.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

at variance - not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" discrepant, dissonant discordant - not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas"