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   discordant

   /dɪˈskɔːdnt/

   adjective

   • 1. disagreeing or incongruous: "the operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities" Similar in disagreementat varianceat oddsdisagreeingdifferingdivergentdiscrepantcontradictorycontraryin conflictconflictingoppositeopposedopposingclashingincompatibleinconsistentirreconcilableinconsonantincongruousrare:oppugnantOpposite in agreementharmoniouscompatible
   • ▪ characterized by conflict: "a study of children in discordant homes"
   • 2. (of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony: "the singers continued their discordant chanting" Similar inharmoniousunharmoniousunmelodicunmusicaltunelessoff-keydissonantharshjarringgratingjanglingjanglystridentshrillscreechingscreechycacophonoussharpflatrare:absonanthorrisonantOpposite harmoniousdulcet
   • 3. (of a matched pair of subjects, especially twins) not having the same trait or disease: "studies with data from discordant twins will be useful to confirm our findings"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French descordant, present participle of descorder (see discord).

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   • 1. discordantly adverb

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