Discordant

//dɪsˈkɔːdn̩t//

Synonyms for "discordant" (226 found)

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Adjective(2 words)
disharmoniousdissonant

Related words (113)

Adjective(1 words)
inharmonic

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Translations

78 translations across 30 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • مُتَنَافِر adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • مُتَنَافِر adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Armenian

1 entries
  • անհամաձայն adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • diskordant adj (of a rock formation, etc.: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features; of a coastline: having bands of different types of rock running transversely to the coast)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • несъгласуван adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • нехармоничен adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Catalan

2 entries
  • discordant adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • discorde adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 不一致 adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • 不和 adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • 不睦 adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • 不調和 /不调和 adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Danish

1 entries
  • dissonere adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Dutch

1 entries
  • onenig adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Finnish

4 entries
  • diskordantti adj (of a rock formation, etc.: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features; of a coastline: having bands of different types of rock running transversely to the coast)
  • diskordantti adj (of two similar subjects: differing in some characteristic)
  • epäsointuinen adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • epäsointuinen adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

French

2 entries
  • discordant adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • discordant adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Georgian

1 entries
  • შეუფერებელი adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

German

4 entries
  • disharmonisch adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • disharmonisch adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)
  • misshellig adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • misshellig adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Greek

1 entries
  • παράφωνος adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Irish

3 entries
  • ainfhreagrach adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • dainfhreagrach adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • díchordach adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Italian

4 entries
  • difforme adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • discordante adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • dissonante adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • dissonante adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Latin

4 entries
  • absonō adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • absonō adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)
  • discordābilis adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • discordābilis adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • несложен adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Māori

2 entries
  • maioro adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • maioro adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • diskordant adj (of a rock formation, etc.: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features; of a coastline: having bands of different types of rock running transversely to the coast)
  • ukonform adj (of a rock formation, etc.: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features; of a coastline: having bands of different types of rock running transversely to the coast)

Old English

1 entries
  • unġeþwǣre adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Polish

2 entries
  • niezgodny adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • różny adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • desarmonioso adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)
  • discordante adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • dissonante adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Romanian

2 entries
  • discordant adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • discordă adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Russian

1 entries
  • несогласо́ванный adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • eas-chridheach adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • mì-chòrdail adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • nèsložan adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • nȅskladan adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • не̏складан adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • нѐсложан adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Spanish

3 entries
  • desacorde adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • discordante adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • discordante adj (of a rock formation, etc.: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features; of a coastline: having bands of different types of rock running transversely to the coast)

Telugu

1 entries
  • అపస్వరము adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • inh tai nhức óc adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)

Welsh

4 entries
  • aflafar adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)
  • aflafar adj (of sounds: harsh, jarring; of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony — see also dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, jarring)
  • anghyson adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)
  • anghytûn adj (not in accord or harmony — see also conflicting, incompatible)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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The orchestra makes discordant noises when tuning up.

Source: tatoeba (1917)

Every chord, every harmony, every discordant note fills me with immense joy.

Source: tatoeba (1264832)

The 21st century composition was so discordant that it felt as though the performer was murdering the Steinway grand piano.

Source: tatoeba (3287805)

He laughed with a metallic and discordant sound.

Source: tatoeba (6831570)

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