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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·cord
ETYMOLOGY Middle English descorde, discord, from Anglo-French descorde, from Latin discordia, from discord-, discors DATE 13th century 1. a. lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) b. active quarreling or conflict resulting from discord among persons or factions : strife 2. a. (1) a combination of musical sounds that strikes the ear harshly (2) dissonance b. a harsh or unpleasant sound Synonyms. discord , strife , conflict , contention , dissension , variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism a political party long racked by discord strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires the conflict of freedom and responsibility contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy several points of contention about the new zoning law dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions religious dissension threatened to split the colony variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest cultural variances that work against a national identity
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French descorder,from Latin discordare, from discord-, discors discordant, from dis-+ cord-, cor heart — more at heart DATE 14th century : disagree , clash English Etymology discord c.1230, from O.Fr . descorde "disagreement," from L. discordia,from discors (gen. discordis) "disagreeing, disagreement," from dis- "apart" + cor (gen. cordis) "heart" (see heart).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 discord dis·cord / 5diskC:d; NAmE -kC:rd / noun1. [U] (formal) disagreement; arguing 不一致；不和；纷争: marital / family discord 夫妻/家庭不和 A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings. 事件进程中出现了意见分歧。 OPP concord ⇨ compare harmony (1) 2. [C, U] (music 音) a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together 不协和和弦 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English discord noun ADJ. internal | family, marital QUANT. hint, note A note of discord surfaced during the leaders' meeting. VERB + DISCORD avoid PHRASES a source of discord The contrasts between rich and poor nations are a source of discord. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun the state of those who disagree and lack harmony FF1C;a household full of turmoil and discordFF1E; Synonyms: conflict, contention, difference, disaccord, disharmony, dispeace, dissension, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, inharmony, mischief, strife, unpeace, variance Related Words: discrepancy, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, uncongeniality; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hostility, rancor; polarization; collision Contrasted Words: accord, consonance; agreement, concordance, concurrence Antonyms: concord, harmony n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: CLASH 2, conflict, disaccord, disharmonize, jangle, jar, mismatch Antonyms: concord, harmonize 2 Synonyms: DIFFER 2, disaccord, disagree, dissent, divide, vary Antonyms: accord Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·cord I. \ˈdiˌskȯrd, -ȯ(ə)d\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English descord, discorde, partly from Old French descort (from descorder); partly from Old French descorde, from Latin discordia, from discord-, discors discordant + -ia -y 1. a. (1) : lack of harmony or agreement between persons : disunity , disagreement , dissension < must we fall into the jabber and babel of discord while victory is still unattained — Sir Winston Churchill > (2) : conflict , strife < discord among the barons of the border country reached the point of daily raids, ambushes, and kidnappings > b. : lack of harmony or agreement between things or ideas : contrast , difference , opposition < the glaring discord between the architecture of the two buildings > < the discord between the idealist and materialist philosophies > 2. a. : a combination of musical sounds which strike the ear harshly due either to an unprepared dissonance or to an effect of false intonation or tuning b. : the interval between two discordant notes; also : a discordant note c. : dissonance 3. : any harsh or unpleasant sound < the braying of automobile horns and other daily discords of city life > Synonyms: strife , conflict , contention , dissension , variance : discord may indicate sustained inharmonious disagreement marked by quarreling, factiousness, antagonism < the meeting broke up in discord > < the discord among the brawling barons > < the controversies arising from this situation are bitter, and the discord is ominously apparent — H.A.Wagner > discord indicates the fact of existent disharmony, perhaps pointless; strife may designate competition in a hectic struggle for victory or supremacy < all must live together in harmony as good neighbors or in strife as bad neighbors — Saturday Review > < as the war drew to its end he, like Lincoln, sought to heal the wounds caused by internecine strife — H.A.Bridgman > conflict indicates existence of opposition or rivalry with desire or impetus to victory or mastery but not necessarily with the surging activity associated with strife < the medieval conflicts between England and France > < the age-old conflict between city and village — A.R.Williams > < the conflict of passion, temper, or appetite with the external duties — T.S.Eliot > < the union and conflict of two very different human impulses, the one urging men towards mysticism, the other urging them towards science — Bertrand Russell > contention may suggest bickering quarrelsome altercation in words; it usually does not apply to physically active strife < contention about the new zoning laws > < contention between free trade and tariff groups > < the contentions and turmoils preceding Kentucky's admission into the Union — E.M.Coulter > dissension is likely to stress the existence of disharmony and noisy truculent antipathy between groups, with or without strife < the party was split by internal dissension on religious, racial, and intellectual questions — American Guide Series: New York > < reports of internal dissension in Venezuela: a “moderate” group in the Venezuelan army threatened to revolt against the Gallegos government — Current Biography > variance may indicate a clash of opinion, temperament, or character that make for strife, discord, or cold hostility < sectarian variances in the town had delayed the erection of a house of worship — American Guide Series: Vermont > < the unwillingness of young men interested in the ministry to accept the required strict orthodoxy at variance with twentieth century viewpoints — Current Biography > II. \“, də̇ˈskȯ(ə)rd, -ˈskȯ(ə)d\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English discorden, from Old French descorder, discorder, from Latin discordare, from discord-, discors discordant, at odds, from dis- dis- (I) + cord-, cor heart — more at heart : to be at variance : disagree , differ < several of his disclosures discord strongly with my personal knowledge — E.J.Wayland > |
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