Meaning & use
discordant
Disagreeing or clashing, especially in sound, opinion, or overall harmony.
See it in a sentence
A discordant note from the trumpet section threw off the entire orchestra's performance.
The committee's discordant views on the budget delayed the final vote for weeks.
A note on using this word
Applies both to literal sound, as in music, and figuratively to opinions or elements that fail to fit together.
Words with a similar meaning
clashingdissonantconflicting
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Words with an opposite meaning
harmoniousconsonant
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