discrepant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈskrɛpənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di skrep′ənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•crep•ant  (di skrep′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. (usually of two or more objects, accounts, findings etc.) differing;
    disagreeing;
    inconsistent:discrepant accounts.
  • Latin discrepant- (stem of discrepāns), present participle of discrepāre to sound discordant, equivalent. to dis- dis-1 + crepāre to crack, creak; see -ant
  • late Middle English 1400–50
dis•crep′ant•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
discrepant / dɪˈskrɛpənt/
  1. inconsistent; conflicting; at variance
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin discrepāns, from discrepāre to differ in sound, from dis-1 + crepāre to be noisy
'discrepant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
discrepancy - dissonant - incongruous - inconsistent - out - self-discrepant

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