adj
discordant
dihs-KAWDNT
adj
1
Not in agreement or harmony; clashing.
"The committee received discordant reports from the two auditors."
"A discordant chord opened the piece, setting an unsettling tone."
How to Use Discordant
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishClashing or out of tune with something else — literally or figuratively.
Common pairings
discordant note
discordant views
strikingly discordant
Word Forms
discordants plural
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Etymology
From Old French discordant, from Latin discordare, "to disagree," from discors, "of different hearts."