Definition of discord

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Discord (v. i.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord..

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Unharmonious :: Unharmonious (a.) Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant..
Jangle :: "Jangle (v. i.) To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune..
Discordant :: Discordant (n.) Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.
Embroil :: Embroil (v. t.) To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle in a broil or quarrel; to make confused; to distract; to involve in difficulties by dissension or strife.
Inconsonant :: Inconsonant (a.) Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant.
Division :: Division (n.) Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
Immusical :: Immusical (a.) Inharmonious; unmusical; discordant.
Anticipation :: Anticipation (n.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord..
Inharmonical :: Inharmonical (a.) Not harmonic; inharmonious; discordant; dissonant.
Broil :: Broil (n.) A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state..
Dissentious :: Dissentious (a.) Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious.
Preparation :: Preparation (n.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension..
Discordancy :: Discordancy (n.) State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency.
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
Jangling :: Jangling (a.) Producing discordant sounds.
Disformity :: Disformity (n.) Discordance or diversity of form; unlikeness in form.
Charivari :: Charivari (n.) A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult..
Variance :: Variance (n.) Difference that produce dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.
Dissonant :: Dissonant (a.) Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious.
Interjangle :: Interjangle (v. i.) To make a dissonant, discordant noise one with another; to talk or chatter noisily..
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