discordant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪsˈkɔːrdənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis kôrdnt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•cord•ant  (dis kôrdnt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. being at variance;
    disagreeing;
    incongruous:discordant opinions.
  2. disagreeable to the ear;
    dissonant;
    harsh.
  3. [Geol.](of strata) structurally unconformable.
  • Latin discordant- (stem of discordāns), present participle of discordāre. See discord, -ant
  • Anglo-French
  • Middle English discordaunt 1250–1300
dis•cordant•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
discordant / dɪsˈkɔːdənt/
  1. at variance; disagreeing
  2. harsh in sound; inharmonious
disˈcordantly
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