discord
Lack of concord, agreement, harmonyLack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
» He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.
Он сеет раздоры, поднимая спорные темы.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
Uneinigkeit, Streit
разногла́сиеraznoglásije, разла́дrazlád, несогла́сиеnesoglásije
lack of agreement or harmony
(countable, uncountable)Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
Zwietracht
раздо́рrazdór, розньroznʹ, нелады́neladý
strife resulting from a lack of agreement
(countable, uncountable)Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.
Missklang, Lärm
a harsh mixture of sounds
(countable, uncountable)An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.
Dissonanz, Kakophonie
диссона́нсdissonáns
Examples
24 sentencesHe sows discord by raising controversial subjects.
ruОн сеет раздоры, поднимая спорные темы.
Their knack for discord is quite impressive.
This cycle of suspicion and discord must end.
ruЭтот порочный круг подозрений и разногласий должен быть разорван.
His speciality is sowing the seeds of discord.
We wish for fraternity to prevail over discord.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 4
Origin
Circa 1230, Middle English descorde, discorde; from Anglo-Norman, Old French descort (deriCirca 1230, Middle English descorde, discorde; from Anglo-Norman, Old French descort (derivative of descorder), descorde (“disagreement”); from Latin discordia, from discors (“disagreeing, disagreement”), from dis- (“apart”) + cor, cordis (“heart”).
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Forms
plural: discordsSynonyms
3 synonyms- strife resulting from a lack of agreement:discordance
- disagreement among those expected to cooperate:dissension
- lack of agreement or harmony:strife
- a harsh mixture of sounds:discordance
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable