discord

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
2. (countable, uncountable) Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.
4. (countable, uncountable) An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

Verb

To disagree; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.

Verb

To untie things which are connected by a cord.

Synonyms

dissension

disagreement

conflict

dissonance

disharmony

strife

disagree

discordance

friction

variance

disunion

disunity

feud

contention

discrepancy

inconsistency

quarrel

differ

dissent

difference

split

clash

antagonism

hostility

mismatch

enmity

trouble

troubles

jangle

controversy

failure

contradiction

breaking up

frustration

disaccord

incongruity

difference of opinion

dissidence

division

term

toss

unconformity

wrangle

yelling

yield

back to back

falling out

wind and waves

frictior

anger

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Translations

discordia

discorde

Zwietracht

discórdia

discordia

Uneinigkeit

Streit

disaccordo

Disharmonie

Dissonanz

Zwist

onenigheid

dissonance

ασυμφωνία

παραφωνία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪskɔɹd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: descorde

Inherited from Middle English: discorden

In summary

Circa 1230, Middle English descorde, discorde; from Anglo-Norman, Old French descort (derivative of descorder), descorde (“disagreement”); from Latin discordia, from discors (“disagreeing, disagreement”), from dis- (“apart”) + cor, cordis (“heart”).
Verb derives from Middle English discorden, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descorder, from Latin discordāre, from discord-, as above.