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   discordance

   /dɪˈskɔːdns/

   noun

   • 1. lack of agreement or consistency: "the discordance between sales and evidence should be a focus"
   • 2. the quality of sounding harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony: "fast songs can go through slow phases, and minor keys and discordance may be employed"
   • 3. the occurrence of a trait or disease in only one member of a matched pair of subjects, especially twins: "relatively high rates of discordance among identical twins clearly point to the importance of additional factors"

   Derivatives

   • 1. discordancy noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISCORDANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   an unpleasant sound or combination of sounds: The third movement failed to impress me and came close to discordance in my ears. The world of pop music isn't exactly full of artists who are experimenting with discordancy. [ C or U ] a disagreement, or the quality of not being in agreement with something or someone else:

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › discordanceDiscordance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : lack of agreement or harmony : the state or an instance of being discordant. 2. music : dissonance. Synonyms. conflict. disaccord. discordancy. disharmony. dissension. dissention. dissidence. dissonance. disunion. disunity. division. friction. infighting. inharmony. schism. strife. variance.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › discordanceDISCORDANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Discordance definition: a discordant state; disagreement; discord. . See examples of DISCORDANCE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISCORDANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. a discordant state; disagreement; discord. 2. an instance of this. 3. dissonance. 4. Geology. lack of parallelism between adjacent strata, as in an angular unconformity. 5. (in genetic studies) the degree of dissimilarity in a pair of twins with respect to the presence or absence of a disease or trait.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › discordanceDiscordance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jul 15, 2024 · discordance. Other forms: discordances. Definitions of discordance. noun. strife resulting from a lack of agreement. synonyms: discord. see more. noun. a harsh mixture of sounds.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › discordanceDiscordance - definition of discordance by The Free Dictionary

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   Define discordance. discordance synonyms, discordance pronunciation, discordance translation, English dictionary definition of discordance. n. 1. The state or an instance of disagreement; discord. 2. Genetics The presence of a given trait in only one member of a pair of identical twins.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › discordancediscordance - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 2, 2024 · discordance (countable and uncountable, plural discordances) A state of being discordant; disagreement, inconsistency.