discord
Friction between parties
Discord is lack of harmony or agreement—whether between people, factions, or musical notes.
Discord among the partners doomed the business.
The word suggests ongoing tension rather than a single disagreement.
A discordant note clashes with others; discordant opinions clash similarly.
To sow discord is to deliberately create conflict. (Capitalized Discord is a communication platform.)
Lack of harmony
- atonalityAbsence of key signature
- clashingStriking with discord
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- harshnessUnsparing quality or manner
cacophony · inharmony · disharmony · grating
dissonance
Lack of harmony
harshness · cacophony · inharmony · disharmony · grating
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- debateFormal argument on issues
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
objection · disaccord · rift · bickering · squabble · wrangle · tiff · spat · disharmony · variance
strife
Angry, prolonged conflict
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- tensionStretched or strained state
feud · rivalry · clash · contention · animosity · dispute · enmity · schism · quarrel · belligerence
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- conflictsargument, fight, war, battle, dispute
- troublemakingtroublemaker, troublemaking, instigate, agitator, instigating
- incompatibilitiesmismatch, conflict, clash, friction, disharmony
- polarizationpolarizer, divide, polarized light, divisiveness, polarizing filter
- disagreementsdisagree, argue, dispute, quarrel, argument
discordharmony
Agreement or musical blend
consonance · euphony · melodiousness · tunefulness · blend
discordharmony
Agreement or musical blend
concord · concordance · unity · consonance · accord
- sow discord
- discord serversGroup messaging platforms
- marital discordConflict between spouses
- apple of discordCause of rivalry
- Discord modVolunteer chat server manager