discord
Lack of concord, agreement, harmonyLack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
» He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.
Он сеет раздоры, поднимая спорные темы. — odexed
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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. — odexed
Their knack for discord is quite impressive.
This cycle of suspicion and discord must end.
ruЭтот порочный круг подозрений и разногласий должен быть разорван. — Lenin_1917
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