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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•cord /ˈdɪskɔrd/USA pronunciation n. - lack of concord or harmony between persons or things:[uncountable]The couple split up after years of discord.
- Music and Dance an inharmonious combination of musical tones sounded together:[countable]the discords in his music.
dis•cord•ant, adj. See -cord-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•cord (n. dis′kôrd;v. dis kôrd′),USA pronunciation n. - lack of concord or harmony between persons or things:marital discord.
- disagreement;
difference of opinion. - strife;
dispute; war. - Music and Dancean inharmonious combination of musical tones sounded together.
- any confused or harsh noise;
dissonance. v.i. - to disagree;
be at variance.
- Latin discordāre derivative of discord-, as above
- Anglo-French, Old French descorder
- Latin discordia, derivative of discord- (stem of discors) discordant (dis- dis-1 + cord-, stem of cors heart); (verb, verbal) Middle English discorden
- Anglo-French; Old French descort (derivative of descorder), descorde
- (noun, nominal) Middle English descorde, discorde 1200–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. conflict, struggle, controversy, antagonism, argument, contention, quarreling.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: discord n /ˈdɪskɔːd/- lack of agreement of harmony; strife
- harsh confused mingling of sounds
- a combination of musical notes containing one or more dissonant intervals
vb /dɪsˈkɔːd/- (intransitive) to disagree; clash
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French descort, from descorder to disagree, from Latin discordāre, from discors at variance, from dis-1 + cor heart |