Discord Meaning
/ˈdɪskɔɹd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounLack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
nounTension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
Sentence Examples
Finally, the discord between them came to an end.
A gift of cheesecake is apparently good to soothe discord.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Constant ____ among team members prevented them from completing the project on time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Finally, the ____ between them came to an end.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A false witnesse that speaketh lies; and him that soweth discord among brethren."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 6:19:
"The proposition is peace. Not peace through the medium of war; not peace to be hunted through the labyrinth of intricate and endless negotiations; not peace to arise out of universal discord, fomented from principle, in all parts of the empire; […]"
— 1775 March 22, Edmund Burke, “Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America”, in [Walker King and French Laurence], editors, The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, new edition, volume III, London: […] [T. Gillet] for F[rancis] and C[harles] Rivington, […]; sold also by J[ohn] Hatchard, […], published 1803, →OCLC, page 31:
"[…] For a Diſcord it ſelfe is but a Harſhneſſe of Diuers Sounds Meeting."
— 1631, Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, paragraph 700, page 173:
"[…] Sometimes the one Iarring and diſcording with the other, and making a Confuſion; […]"
— 1631, Francis [Bacon], “III. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, paragraph 227, page 62:
"“I definitely looked at that [the FSU Holy Trinity Discord server] and I looked at other Discord servers that I made in the past. I wanted to see what channels worked. … But by looking at other FSU Discords on campus, I was able to get inspiration from that,” she [Sarah Sagan] said."
— 2020 November 20, Robert Johnson Jr., “Gaming communities and clubs thrive on Discord, despite COVID-19”, in The Gatepost, volume 89, number 10, Framingham, Mass.: Framingham State University, page 14, columns 2–3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Constant ____ among team members prevented them from completing the project on time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Finally, the ____ between them came to an end.