Question

discordant The first discordant note at dinner was struck by my cousin, when he claimed the president was only interested in taking away our guns. dɪˈskɔrdənt

Accepted Answer

Being at odds, conflicting, not in harmony. Discord, a word more common in earlier centuries than today, means basically “conflict,” so discordant often means “conflicting.” The opinions of Supreme Court justices are frequently discordant; justices who disagree with the Court's decision usually write a dissenting opinion. Discordant is often used with a somewhat musical meaning, suggesting that a single wrong note or harmony has been heard in the middle of a performance—even though musical words such as chord actually come from a different Latin word, meaning “cord” or “string” (a reference to the strings of ancient instruments such as the lyre)

word	discordant
definition	Being at odds, conflicting, not in harmony.
eg_sentence	The first discordant note at dinner was struck by my cousin, when he claimed the president was only interested in taking away our guns.
explanation	Discord, a word more common in earlier centuries than today, means basically “conflict,” so discordant often means “conflicting.” The opinions of Supreme Court justices are frequently discordant; justices who disagree with the Court's decision usually write a dissenting opinion. Discordant is often used with a somewhat musical meaning, suggesting that a single wrong note or harmony has been heard in the middle of a performance—even though musical words such as chord actually come from a different Latin word, meaning “cord” or “string” (a reference to the strings of ancient instruments such as the lyre)
IPA	dɪˈskɔrdənt

Discordant Note Means Justices Musical Odds Conflicting Harmony