Definition

1. Noun:

   • Lack of agreement or harmony; conflict: A state of disagreement or tension between people or groups.
   • A harsh, unpleasant mixture of sounds: A combination of musical notes or sounds that are not in harmony.
   • Strifle resulting from a lack of agreement: Open conflict or argument arising from differing opinions.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To disagree; to be at variance: To be different or in conflict with something else.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Political discord within the party weakened its position.
  • The composer used intentional discord to create a sense of unease in the music.
  • The meeting ended in discord, with no resolution reached.

• Verb:

  • His actions discord with his stated principles.
  • The witness's account discords from the official report.

Advanced Usage

• "to sow discord": To deliberately cause disagreement or conflict among people.
  • The agent's mission was to sow discord among the rival factions.

Variants and Related Words

• Discordant (adj): Harsh or disagreeable in sound; lacking in harmony.
  • The discordant opinions made consensus impossible.
• Discordance (n): The state of being discordant; disagreement.
  • There was a clear discordance between the two scientific studies.

Synonyms

• Noun: Conflict, strife, disagreement, dissonance, friction.
• Verb: Clash, conflict, differ, disagree.

Related Phrases

• "a note of discord": An element that introduces disagreement or disharmony into a situation.
  • His angry comment struck a note of discord in the otherwise peaceful discussion.

Noun

1. strife resulting from a lack of agreement
2. a harsh mixture of sounds
3. disagreement among those expected to cooperate
4. lack of agreement or harmony

Verb

1. be different from one another