discord

Meanings

Plural: discords

Noun

lack of agreement or harmony
disagreement among those expected to cooperate
a harsh mixture of sounds
strife resulting from a lack of agreement
Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.
An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

Verb

be different from one another
To disagree; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.
To untie things which are connected by a cord.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

disaccord, disagree, discordance, dissension, strife

Antonyms

agree

Scrabble Score: 11

discord is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
discord is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 12

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