discordant

English

Alternative forms

• discordaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French descordant, from descorder

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkɔː(ɹ)dənt/

Adjective

discordant (comparative more discordant, superlative most discordant)

1. not in harmony or accord
2. harsh or dissonant sounding
3. (public health) serodiscordant
4. (geology) of a differing type of rock cutting across a formation

   Dikes may be discordant to country rock if they intrude at a high angle to the bedding

Antonyms

• concordant

Translations

not in harmony or accord

• Bulgarian: несъгласуван (nesǎglasuvan), нехармоничен (bg) (neharmoničen)

• Finnish: epäsointuinen, riitasointuinen

harsh or dissonant sounding

• Maori: maioro

Related terms

• discord

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French

Adjective

discordant m (feminine discordante, masculine plural discordants, feminine plural discordantes)

1. discordant, dissonant
2. grating, jarring

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Latin

Verb

discordant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of discordō