discord

Meaning

Noun

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

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

💢

jar ring note

animosity

argument

bickering

cacophony

chaos

collision

💥

complication

difficulty

din

discordancy

disintegration

disjunction

disorder

disputation

dissociation

ditch

eliminate

faction

gossiping

incompatibility

irritation

jar

🫙

misunderstanding

noise

nonconformity

oppose

quarrelsome

quiet

rancour

rift

row

rupture

separate

separation

shouting

skirmish

squabble

struggle

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.