noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A state of being discordant; disagreement, inconsistency. countable, uncountable

   "There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion."

2. 2
   strife resulting from a lack of agreement wordnet
3. 3
   Discordance of sounds; dissonance. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   a harsh mixture of sounds wordnet
5. 5
   The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins). countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

discrepancyaltercationantagonismargumentbrawlcacophony

Antonyms

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agreementconsonance

Example

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"There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion."

Etymology

From Middle French discordance.

Related phrases

identical twin

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