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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Hoarse :: Hoarse (superl.) Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.
Discord :: Discord (v. i.) Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes..
Dissentious :: Dissentious (a.) Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious.
Reunion :: Reunion (n.) A second union; union formed anew after separation, secession, or discord; as, a reunion of parts or particles of matter; a reunion of parties or sects..
Split :: Split (v. t.) To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite..
Howler :: Howler (n.) Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night..
Discordable :: Discordable (a.) That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant.
Divide :: Divide (v. t.) To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
Jar :: "Jar (n.) A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds..
Inconsistency :: Inconsistency (n.) The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility.
Easily :: Easily (adv.) Smoothly; quietly; gently; gracefully; without /umult or discord.
Inharmonious :: Inharmonious (a.) Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant.
Jarringly :: Jarringly (adv.) In a jarring or discordant manner.
Charivari :: Charivari (n.) A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult..
Discordant :: Discordant (n.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault..
Discord :: Discord (n.) To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit.
Jangling :: Jangling (a.) Producing discordant sounds.
Jangle :: Jangle (n.) Discordant sound; wrangling.
Figurate :: Figurate (a.) Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant..
Immusical :: Immusical (a.) Inharmonious; unmusical; discordant.
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