discordances
Notes that clash
Discordances are instances of disagreement, conflict, or lack of harmony.
The word appears in technical and formal contexts—musical discordances clash unpleasantly, while discordances in data or testimony reveal contradictions: The discordances between witness accounts complicated the investigation.
In medicine, discordances describe mismatches between test results or twin studies.
Failures to concur
- disputesClashes over differing positions
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- oppositionsContrary stances or groups
- dissensionsSerious disagreements within groups
rifts · feuds · quarrels · contentions · antagonisms · frictions · hostilities · confrontations
Harsh tonal conflicts
- cacophoniesHarsh, discordant sound combinations
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- disharmoniesStates of conflicting elements
off-key · discords · gratings · harshness · shrillness · jangles · screeches · stridencies
Varieties, injuries, or sifts
- stressesTensions or emphases
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- frictionsResistances to sliding motion
- discomfortsSources of unease
anxieties · agitations · turbulence · unrest · pressures · edginess · disturbances · apprehensions
disagreements
Failures to concur
- disputesClashes over differing positions
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- oppositionsContrary stances or groups
dissensions · rifts · feuds · quarrels · contentions · antagonisms · frictions · hostilities · confrontations · strife
dissonances
Harsh tonal conflicts
- cacophoniesHarsh, discordant sound combinations
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
disharmonies · off-key · discords · gratings · harshness · shrillness · jangles · screeches · stridencies · raucousness
strains
Varieties, injuries, or sifts
discomforts · anxieties · agitations · turbulence · unrest · pressures · edginess · disturbances · apprehensions · misgivings
discordancesharmonies
Pleasing combined pitches
consonances · concords · harmonics · melodiousness · harmoniousness
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Word occurrence listings
agreements · harmonies · correspondences · consistencies · accords
discordancesharmonies
Pleasing combined pitches
accords · concords · agreements · concordances · peace