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discordant
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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
Adjective
1. at variance; disagreeing
2. harsh in sound; inharmonious
discordance n
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
disharmonious, inharmonic, dissonant
inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony
discordant
adjective 1. disagreeing, conflicting, clashing, different, opposite, contrary, at odds, contradictory, inconsistent, incompatible, incongruous, divergent
adjective 2. harsh, jarring, grating, strident, shrill, jangling, dissonant, cacophonous, inharmonious, unmelodious
Translations
discordant [dɪsˈkɔːdənt] adj → disonante
discordant [dɪsˈkɔːdənt] adj → discordant(e) → dissonant(e)
discordant [dɪsˈkɔːdənt] discord adj → unharmonisch
discordant [dɪsˈkɔːdənt] adj → discordante; dissonante


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