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adjective
1.
being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
2.
disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
3.
Geology. (of strata) structurally unconformable.
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Discordant
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Example Sentences
- If a song ends in one key and the next song starts in a discordant key, it psychologically jars the audience.
- But these two discordant personalities did make their peace.
- But a minister can be ruined in his calling by a discordant spouse.
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Word Origin & History
discordant
late 14c., discordaunt, from O.Fr. descordant, prp. of descorder (see discord).
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