discordance
/dis'kɔ:dəns/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A state of disagreement or conflict between people or things: Discordance refers to a lack of harmony or agreement, often leading to tension or strife.
- A harsh, unpleasant mixture of sounds: In music or acoustics, discordance describes sounds that clash and are not pleasing to the ear.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The discordance among the committee members prevented any decision from being made.
- The discordance in the orchestra's tuning was immediately noticeable to the audience.
Advanced Usage
- "To be in discordance with": To be in a state of disagreement or conflict with something.
- His actions were in complete discordance with his stated principles.
- Statistical/Biological Discordance: Used in specialized fields to describe a mismatch or lack of correlation.
- The study noted a discordance between the genetic test results and the patient's physical symptoms.
Variants and Related Words
- Discordant (adj): Lacking in harmony; conflicting.
- The discordant opinions led to a lengthy debate.
- Discord (n): Disagreement; strife. (Note: This is a closely related but distinct word.)
- Political discord divided the nation.
Synonyms
- Dissonance: A tension or clash resulting from the combination of disharmonious elements, especially sounds.
- Strike: Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
- Cacophony: A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Antonyms
- Harmony: The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect; agreement or concord.
- Concord: Agreement or harmony between people or groups.
- Consonance: Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions; a pleasant combination of musical sounds.
Related Phrases
- A note of discordance: An element that introduces disagreement or conflict into a situation.
- His criticism introduced a note of discordance into the otherwise friendly discussion.
Noun
- strife resulting from a lack of agreement
- a harsh mixture of sounds