discordant

1. Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.

   not in agreement or harmony

2. Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.

   Of people: disagreeing with each other; dissenting, quarrelsome.

3. (also, figuratively)Of sounds: harsh, jarring; specifically (music), of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony; dissonant, inharmonious.

   disharmonisch, misshellig

4. (physical)Of a rock formation or other land feature, or its alignment: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features.

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

5. Of a rock formation or other land feature, or its alignment: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features.

   (physical)Of a coastline: having bands of different types of rock running transversely to the coast, leading to the formation of alternating bays and headlands.

6. Of two similar subjects, especially twins: differing in some characteristic.

7. Of figures, etc.: having opposite signs (for example, positive and negative).

1. The orchestra makes discordant noises when tuning up.

   deDas Orchester macht misstönende Geräusche beim Stimmen.

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2. He laughed with a metallic and discordant sound.

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3. Every chord, every harmony, every discordant note fills me with immense joy.

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4. The 21st century composition was so discordant that it felt as though the performer was murdering the Steinway grand piano.

   deDie Komposition aus dem 21. Jahrhundert war so dissonant, dass man den Eindruck hatte, der Pianist mache dem Steinway-Flügel den Garaus.

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