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discord

dis·cord

UK/ˈdɪskɔːd/ US/ˈdɪskɔɹd/ uncommon archaic informal rare
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

lack of agreement or harmony

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2.

disagreement among those expected to cooperate

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3.

a harsh mixture of sounds

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4.

strife resulting from a lack of agreement

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verb

1.

be different from one another

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Origin

Circa 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”). Verb derives from Middle English discorden, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descorder, from Latin discordāre, from discord-, as above.

Phrases

  • apple of discord

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