01 a. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.
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Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.“The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce.” — Motley.
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Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds.(Mus.)“For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart.” — Longfellow.
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Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault.(Geol.)