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discordant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic |
| Derivation | discord, discordance |
discordant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | discord, discordance |
views discordant with present-day ideas.
Examples of discordant
discordant
This was a work that was, by turns, serious, sensuous, beguiling and discordant.
From the buffalonews.com
In head-to-head comparisons of these assays, discordant results are very common.
From the nature.com
But they add a discordant bass-note to the raucous but shallow gang-show antics.
From the guardian.co.uk
They were so angry about the lack of harmony and discordant notes, they rioted.
From the sacbee.com
The discordant note came from a liberal shower of pungent grated Asiago cheese.
From the newsday.com
From the riverbank they hear a very loud cry, followed by a discordant clamour.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Such are the discordant effects of big government that apparently can't be tamed.
From the washingtontimes.com
Or not weighing in on a family discussion where mine is the only discordant voice.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
In fact, the inquiry had struck a discordant note in Anglo-American relations.
From the time.com
- Not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas"
- Lacking in harmony
- (discordantly) in a discordant manner; "the piece ended discordantly"
- (discordance) a harsh mixture of sounds
- Not in harmony or accord; harsh or dissonant sounding; serodiscordant; of a differing type of rock cutting across a formation
- (discordance) A state of discord; Lack of harmony; dissonance; The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins)
- (Discordance) Difference. Generally used when referring to a difference in size between the babies.
- (Discordance) A measure of the conflict between design requirements and physical reality in a problem. We note that some discordances only become apparent at the end of the design cycle. ...
- (Discordance) The opposite of concordance. Inheritance of only one of two alleles or traits associated with a particular parental chromosome.
