Discrepant
adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A dissident. archaic, formal
"If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence […]"
- 1 Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar. formal
"The Egyptians were doubtless the most singular of all the Pagans, and the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship; yet nevertheless, that these also agreed with the rest in those fundamentals of worshipping one supreme and universal Numen […]"
- 1 not in accord wordnet
- 2 not in agreement wordnet
- 3 not compatible with other facts wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"The Egyptians were doubtless the most singular of all the Pagans, and the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship; yet nevertheless, that these also agreed with the rest in those fundamentals of worshipping one supreme and universal Numen […]"
Etymology
From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”).
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