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discord definition

dis·cord (dis′kôrd′; for v., usually dis kôrd′)

noun

  1. lack of concord; disagreement; dissension; conflict
  2. a harsh or confused noise, as the sound of battle; clash; din
  3. Music a lack of harmony in tones sounded together; inharmonious combination of tones; dissonance

Etymology: ME < OFr descorde < L discordia < discors (gen. discordis), discordant < dis-, apart + cor, heart

intransitive verb

to disagree; clash

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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