discordant

[ dis-kawr-dnt ]
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adjective
  1. being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.

  2. disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.

  1. Geology. (of strata) structurally unconformable.

Origin of discordant

1
1250–1300; Middle English discordaunt<Anglo-French <Latin discordant- (stem of discordāns), present participle of discordāre.See discord, -ant

Other words from discordant

  • dis·cord·ant·ly, adverb
  • non·dis·cord·ant, adjective
  • un·dis·cord·ant, adjective
  • un·dis·cord·ant·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for discordant

discordant

/ (dɪsˈkɔːdənt) /


adjective
  1. at variance; disagreeing

  2. harsh in sound; inharmonious

Derived forms of discordant

  • discordantly, adverb

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