discord

CEFRC1

/ˈdɪskɔɹd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Disagreement or lack of harmony between people or things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.

Examples

  • A gift of cheesecake is apparently good to soothe discord.

  • Finally, the discord between them came to an end.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /dɪsˈkɔɹd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.

  2. Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.

  3. An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

More examples

In context

  • A false witnesse that speaketh lies; and him that soweth discord among brethren.

  • […] For a Diſcord it ſelfe is but a Harſhneſſe of Diuers Sounds Meeting.

  • […] Sometimes the one Iarring and diſcording with the other, and making a Confuſion; […]

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Origin

noun

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.