Thesaurus: discordant

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1. n. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.
2. n. Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds.
3. n. Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault.
4. adj. not in agreement or harmony
5. adj. lacking in harmony
6. 1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious. The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce. Motley. 2. Etym: [See Discord, n., 2.] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart. Longfellow. 3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault. Syn. -- Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh; jarring; irreconcilable. -- Dis*cord"ant*ly, adv. -- Dis*cord"ant*ness, n. [R.]
7. Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring;as, discordant notes or sounds.For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in eachheart. Longfellow.
8. j:100 a. not in agreement or harmony s. lacking in harmony