Discordant - English meaning

adjective

Discordant or unreasonable.

phrase

In disagreement

adjective

Involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Usage examples:

The cacophonous sound of slot machines

adjective

In conflict with each other; incompatible.

Usage examples:

Rivalries and clashing interests were laid aside

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Present participle of clash

Usage examples:

Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities., the government and the opp…

adjective

Incompatible or at variance; contradictory.

Usage examples:

There are conflicting accounts of what occurred

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

adjective

Relating to beliefs, needs, facts, etc. that are different and opposing

Usage examples:

Conflicting account/report two staff members will often give quite conflicting accounts of what was…

adjective

Mutually opposed or inconsistent.

Usage examples:

The two studies came to contradictory conclusions

noun

A contradictory proposition.

Usage examples:

He entitles this kind of opposition dialectical, and that of contradictories analytical.

adjective

If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. are contradictory, they are very different from each other

Usage examples:

I keep getting contradictory advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put i…

adjective

Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

Usage examples:

He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal

noun

The opposite.

Usage examples:

An act applies only to the united kingdom unless the contrary is expressed

noun

A fact or opinion that is the opposite of one already stated

Usage examples:

We expected the play to be a bore, but the contrary was true., most people supported the proposal, …

adjective

Not the same as each other; dissimilar.

Usage examples:

Widely differing circumstances

verb

Be unlike or dissimilar.

Usage examples:

The second set of data differed from the first

verb

Present participle of differ

Usage examples:

The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament., his views differ considerably from those of …

verb

Have or express a different opinion.

Usage examples:

No one was willing to disagree with him

verb

Present participle of disagree

Usage examples:

I'm afraid i have to disagree with you (on that issue)., [ + that ] few people would disagree that …

adjective

Characterized by an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity.

Usage examples:

The reasons for these discrepant results are unclear

adjective

Showing a difference between two things that should be the same

Usage examples:

Discrepant figures, discrepant results have been described by one group of scientists., these findi…

adjective

Lacking harmony.

Usage examples:

Irregular, dissonant chords

adjective

(of sounds or musical notes) sounding strange or unpleasant

Usage examples:

A dissonant combination of sounds, his compositions tend to be brutally dissonant and repetitive., …

adjective

Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

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Divergent interpretations

adjective

Different from each other

Usage examples:

A divergent approach/attitude, divergent interests/opinions/views

adjective

Having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations.

Usage examples:

He sat down on a flat rock

adverb

In or to a horizontal position.

Usage examples:

He was lying flat on his back

noun

The flat part of something.

Usage examples:

She placed the flat of her hand over her glass

adjective

Sounding harsh and unpleasant.

Usage examples:

A high, grating voice

noun

A framework of parallel or crossed bars, typically preventing access through an opening while permitting communication or ventilation.

Usage examples:

Suddenly, something thudded against the grating that covered the opening.

verb

Reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.

Usage examples:

Peel and roughly grate the carrots

adjective

Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

Usage examples:

Drenched in a harsh white neon light

adjective

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

adjective

Unkind or cruel

Usage examples:

Harsh criticism, a harsh winter, harsh lighting

adjective

Having a harsh, ugly sound.

adjective

(of two things) so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting.

Usage examples:

She declined the offer because it was incompatible with her values

adjective

Not able to exist or work with another person or thing

Usage examples:

Any new video system that is incompatible with existing ones has little chance of success.

adjective

So different that both cannot happen, be correct, or be accepted at the same time

Usage examples:

The aims of the two partners were so fundamentally incompatible that an outside arbitrator was call…

adjective

Not staying the same throughout.

Usage examples:

The quality of the material was often inconsistent

adjective

Not forming or contributing to a pleasing whole; discordant.

Usage examples:

An inharmonious, negative state of mind

adjective

Making an unpleasant musical sound, or not making a pleasant harmony (= the pleasing sound of notes being played or sung together)

Usage examples:

The loud inharmonious wailing continued for hours., i did not find the two voices inharmonious, alt…

verb

Make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one.

Usage examples:

A bell jangled loudly

noun

A ringing metallic sound.

Usage examples:

The shrill jangle of the door bell

noun

The noise of metal hitting metal

Usage examples:

The jangling of sleigh bells, a loud jangling noise

adjective

Making a ringing sound, like metal hitting metal

Usage examples:

I love the jangly guitars on this album., she liked to wear jangly bracelets.

adjective

Incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.

Usage examples:

The telephone struck a jarring note in those renaissance surroundings

verb

Send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).

Usage examples:

He jarred the knee in training

adjective

Different from surrounding or usual things, or disagreeing with others, and therefore surprising or upsetting

Usage examples:

A jarring succession of images, the band took a new, if jarring, approach to this music.

adverb

Singing the wrong notes

Usage examples:

He was singing off-key, and it was painful to hear.

adjective

Anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with.

Usage examples:

He was opposed to discrimination

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Usage examples:

A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

adjective

Disagreeing with something

Usage examples:

Mom’s strongly opposed to my learning to drive., i’d prefer to go in may, as opposed to (= rather t…

adjective

In conflict or competition with someone or something.

Usage examples:

The opposing team

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Usage examples:

A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

adjective

Competing or fighting against each other

Usage examples:

Opposing factions on the committee are refusing to compromise., the article tries to show opposing …

adjective

Situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing.

Usage examples:

A crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street

noun

A person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

We were opposites in temperament

adverb

In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

Usage examples:

She was sitting almost opposite

verb

(of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry.

Usage examples:

She hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain

noun

Loud, harsh piercing cries or noises.

Usage examples:

The screeching of a macaw

adjective

Making a loud, harsh, piercing sound.

Usage examples:

A screeching flock of parrots

adjective

Making a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear

Usage examples:

Opera singers can sound a bit screechy., bending over his electric guitar, he attacked the strings,…

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

Usage examples:

Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

Usage examples:

The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

Usage examples:

Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.

Usage examples:

A shrill laugh

verb

Make a shrill noise.

Usage examples:

A piercing whistle shrilled through the night air

noun

A shrill sound or cry.

Usage examples:

The shrill of a smoke detector filled the air

adjective

(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.

Usage examples:

His voice had become increasingly strident

adjective

Forceful, or very loud

Usage examples:

Strident criticism, a strident voice

adjective

Not pleasing to listen to; unmelodious.

Usage examples:

Tuneless whistling

adjective

Not harmonious.

Usage examples:

The unharmonious noise of town life

adjective

Having an unpleasant tune or harmony (= the sound of different notes being played or sung at the same time)

Usage examples:

We all joined in a splendidly unharmonious rendition of auld lang syne., the listener from the very…

adjective

Not having a pleasing tune; discordant.

Usage examples:

The songs are pompous, earnest, often unmelodic

adjective

Unpleasant to listen to

Usage examples:

There was excessively loud, unmelodic "thrash metal" music blaring from loudspeakers., unmelodic mu…

adjective

Not pleasing to the ear.

Usage examples:

A loud, unmusical noise

adjective

Not pleasant to listen to; not sounding like music

Usage examples:

The birds are not noisy but most of their notes are harsh and unmusical., all mothers, even the unm…