Meaning & use
discordance
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A lack of agreement or harmony between things.
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There was a noticeable discordance between what the report claimed and what the data showed.
The committee tried to resolve the discordance among the various proposals.
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Often used in formal or academic writing about findings, opinions, or elements that fail to align.
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