What does "discord" mean?
Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
Discord
/ˈdɪskɔɹd/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
- Grammar: discord is listed as name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: discordance, strife, animosity, antagonism.
- Useful contrasts: civil progresses, cohesive performance, consistent views.
- Usage evidence: Finally, the discord between them came to an end.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord. countable, uncountable
"A false witnesse that speaketh lies; and him that soweth discord among brethren."
- 2 A Discord server. informal
"“I definitely looked at that [the FSU Holy Trinity Discord server] and I looked at other Discord servers that I made in the past. I wanted to see what channels worked. … But by looking at other FSU Discords on campus, I was able to get inspiration from that,” she [Sarah Sagan] said."
- 3 strife resulting from a lack of agreement wordnet
- 4 Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension. countable, uncountable
- 5 A Discord account. informal
"Most days, she falls asleep with her Discord on; while some days, she barely even sleeps at all."
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- 6 a harsh mixture of sounds wordnet
- 7 Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds. countable, uncountable
"[…] For a Diſcord it ſelfe is but a Harſhneſſe of Diuers Sounds Meeting."
- 8 disagreement among those expected to cooperate wordnet
- 9 An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance. countable, uncountable
- 10 lack of agreement or harmony wordnet
Verb
- 1 To disagree; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash. archaic, intransitive
"[…] Sometimes the one Iarring and diſcording with the other, and making a Confuſion; […]"
- 2 To untie things which are connected by a cord. rare, transitive
- 3 be different from one another wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 An instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media. Internet
Antonyms
civil progressescohesive performanceconsistent viewsdutch scheikunde
Example
"Finally, the discord between them came to an end."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "discord"?
Common synonyms include: discordance, strife, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, argumentation.
How do you use "discord" in a sentence?
Finally, the discord between them came to an end.
How do you pronounce "discord"?
Pronounced /ˈdɪskɔɹd/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Circa 1230, Middle English descorde, discorde; from Anglo-Norman, Old French descort (derivative of descorder), descorde (“disagreement”); from Latin discordia, from discors (“disagreeing, disagreement”), from dis- (“apart”) + cor, cordis (“heart”). Verb derives from Middle English discorden, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descorder, from Latin discordāre, from discord-, as above.
Etymology 2
From dis- + cord (“tie, bind”).
Etymology 3
See discord. Jason Citron, developer: “We picked the name because […] it just sounds cool and has to do with talking. […] [It] is easy to say, spell, remember, […] available for ™, and has a website you can get. […] we fell in love with the name”.