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单词 discordant
释义 dis·cor·dant
\dəˈskȯrdənt, (ˈ)di|s-, -ȯ(ə)d-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French discordant, descordant, from Latin discordant-, discordans, present participle of discordare to discord — more at discord
1.
 a. : being at variance : disagreeing
  < views discordant with present-day ideas >
  : being at variance with each other : inharmonius, antagonistic
  < the various dissevered and discordant elements of feudal society — W.J.Shepard >
  : not conforming with : incongruous
  < the discordant element in the picture was his face, which belied his garb — John Buchan >
 b. : marked by lack of inner harmony or agreement of its parts
  < a poetry that … is not only confused and discordant but negative in its emphasis — C.I.Glicksberg >
 c. : marked by inner discord
  < a discordant family >
  : quarrelsome
  < a discordant, savage people >
2. : relating to a discord : dissonant
 < discordant tones >
: harsh, jarring
 < I heard a horrid discordant cry, something between a bray and a yell — George Borrow >
: making inharmonious sounds
 < a discordant crowd … shouting and laughing — Hugh Walpole >
3. : lacking conformity or parallelism of bedding or structure — used of geologic strata
4. of twins : dissimilar in respect to one or more particular characters — compare concordant
dis·cor·dant·ly adverb
dis·cor·dant·ness noun -es
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