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Definition of Discord

Discord
Discord Dis"cord`, n. [OE. discord, descord, OF. discorde, descorde, F. discorde, from L. discordia, fr. discors, -cordis, discordant, disagreeable; dis- + cor, cordis, heart; cf. F. discord, n., and OF. descorder, discorder, F. discorder, to discord, L. discordare, from discors. See Heart, and cf. Discord, v. i.] 1. Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. --Prov. vi. 19. Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in all parts of the empire. --Burke. 2. (Mus.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord. For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers sounds m???ing. --Bacon. Apple of discord. See under Apple. Syn: Variance; difference; opposition; contrariety; clashing; dissension; contention; strife; disagreement; dissonance.
Discord
Discord Dis*cord", v. i. [OE. discorden, descorden, from the French. See Discord, n.] To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit. [Obs.] The one discording with the other. --Bacon.

Meaning of Discord from wikipedia

- Discord is an American VoIP, instant messaging and digital distribution platform designed for creating communities. Users communicate with voice calls...
- Discord may refer to: Discord (film), a 1933 British drama Discord (My Little Pony), a television character Discord (album), or its title track, by Bomb...
- An apple of discord is the core, kernel, or crux of an argument, or a small matter that could lead to a bigger dispute. It is a reference to the Golden...
- ˈɛrɪs/; Gr****: Ἔρις Éris, "Strife") is the Gr**** goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman equivalent is Discordia, which means the same. Eris's Gr****...
- Semantic discord is the situation where two parties disagree on the definition of a word or several words essential to communicating or formulating any...
- Cape Discord (Danish: Kap Discord), also known as Kangeq, is a headland in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast Greenland, Kujalleq muni****lity. Cape Discord...
- In quantum information theory, quantum discord is a measure of noncl****ical correlations between two subsystems of a quantum system. It includes correlations...
- In Norse mythology, Ratatoskr (Old Norse, generally considered to mean "drill-tooth" or "bore-tooth") is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree...
- (Year of Our Lady of Discord). The abbreviation "YOLD" is not used in the Principia, though the phrase "Year of Our Lady of Discord" is mentioned once....
- Coppélia (sometimes subtitled: The Girl with the Enamel (or Porcelain) Eyes) is a comic ballet originally c****ographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music...
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