discordant

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French descordant, from descorder

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈkɔːdənt/

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.
  5. (mathematics) of opposite sign

Antonyms

Translations


French

Adjective

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

  1. discordant, dissonant
  2. grating, jarring

Further reading


Latin

Verb

discordant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of discordō
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