discordancy
Lack of harmony
Discordancy is the quality of being discordant—clashing, disagreeing, or failing to harmonize.
The word appears in musical contexts where notes or sounds conflict unpleasantly, and in broader uses describing incompatibility: the discordancy between his words and actions, a discordancy of opinions among the committee members.
Discordance is more common.
Lack of harmony
- atonalityAbsence of key signature
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
inharmonious · strident · cacophony · harshness · clash · unmelodic · screeching · rasping
Lack of steady pattern
- misalignmentImproper positioning relative to reference
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- varianceSpread around the mean
divergence · anomaly · imbalance · irregularity · nonconformity · incompatibility · contradiction · disparity
Opposition between parties
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- tensionStretched or strained state
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
feud · friction · contention · quarrel · schism · disunity · disagreement · animosity
dissonance
Lack of harmony
grating · inharmonious · strident · cacophony · harshness · clash · unmelodic · screeching · rasping · polytonality
inconsistency
Lack of steady pattern
- misalignmentImproper positioning relative to reference
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
variance · divergence · anomaly · imbalance · irregularity · nonconformity · incompatibility · contradiction · disparity · asymmetry
conflict
Opposition between parties
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- tensionStretched or strained state
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
antagonism · feud · friction · contention · quarrel · schism · disunity · disagreement · animosity · rivalry
discordancyharmony
Agreement or musical blend
consonance · concordance · euphony · harmoniousness · melodiousness