dis·cord
ˈdi-ˌskȯrd 
1
a
: lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
… must we fall into the jabber and babel of discord while victory is still unattained?—
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
b
: active quarreling or conflict resulting from discord among persons or factions : strife
marital discord
discord between the two parties
2
a
music
(1)
: a combination of musical sounds that strikes the ear harshly
(2)
: dissonance
The song ends on a discord.
b
: a harsh or unpleasant sound
dis·cord
ˈdi-ˌskȯrd
di-ˈskȯrd
discorded; discording; discords
Synonyms
Examples of discord in a Sentence
Noun
The city has long been known as a scene of racial intolerance and discord.
The song ends on a discord.
Verb
the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs
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Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Gallup’s research shows that U.S. adults think 2025 will be a year of political conflict, economic difficulty, international discord, increasing power for China and Russia and a rising federal budget deficit.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Reports later attributed the discord to post-production disagreements and an uncomfortable filming environment allegedly created by Baldoni.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Himes vented frustrations about political leaders sowing discord to push an agenda, and pointed to rhetoric from Trump and some Republicans about a false report that a migrant was responsible for the recent New Orleans terror attack.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The law aims to prevent China from collecting substantial amounts of data from the platform's 170 million U.S. users and covertly manipulate the content on TikTok to harm the U.S. by sowing discord and division, federal officials have said.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Gallup’s research shows that U.S. adults think 2025 will be a year of political conflict, economic difficulty, international discord, increasing power for China and Russia and a rising federal budget deficit.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Reports later attributed the discord to post-production disagreements and an uncomfortable filming environment allegedly created by Baldoni.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Himes vented frustrations about political leaders sowing discord to push an agenda, and pointed to rhetoric from Trump and some Republicans about a false report that a migrant was responsible for the recent New Orleans terror attack.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Discord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discord. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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