dis·crep·ant \-nt\adjective Etymology: Latin discrepant-, discrepans, present participle of discrepare to sound differently or discordantly, disagree, from dis- dis- (I) + crepare to rattle, crack, creak — more at raven : at variance : discordant, disagreeing, contrary, different < widely discrepant statements > • dis·crep·ant·lyadverb