discord, discordance
(noun) strife resulting from a lack of agreement
discordance, discord
(noun) a harsh mixture of sounds
discord, dissension
(noun) disagreement among those expected to cooperate
discord, strife
(noun) lack of agreement or harmony
disagree, disaccord, discord
(verb) be different from one another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
discord (countable and uncountable, plural discords)
Lack of concord, agreement or harmony.
Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
(music) An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.
Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.
discord (third-person singular simple present discords, present participle discording, simple past and past participle discorded)
(intransitive, archaic) To disagree; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis"cord`, n. Etym: [OE. discord, descord, OF. discorde, descorde, F. discorde, from L. discordia, fr. discors, -cordis, discordant, disagreeable; dis- + cor, cordis, heart; cf. F. discord, n., and OF. descorder, discorder, F. discorder, to discord, L. discordare, from discors. See Heart, and cf. Discord, v. i.]
1. Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. Prov. vi. 19. Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in all parts of the empire. Burke.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord. For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers sounds mBacon. Apple of discord. See under Apple.
Syn.
– Variance; difference; opposition; contrariety; clashing; dissension; contention; strife; disagreement; dissonance.
Dis*cord", v. i. Etym: [OE. discorden, descorden, from the French. See Discord, n.]
Definition: To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit. [Obs.] The one discording with the other. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
