discords
Harsh musical tensions
Discords is the plural of discord—instances of disagreement, conflict, or lack of harmony.
Musical discords are combinations of notes that clash unpleasantly.
The verb discords means to disagree or clash, though this usage is rare: His actions discord with his stated values.
The word appears in contexts ranging from interpersonal tension to aesthetic dissonance.
Angry, prolonged conflict
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- tensionStretched or strained state
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
hostility · turmoil · feud · rivalry · animosity · enmity · acrimony · disharmony
Lack of harmony
- cacophonyHarsh, clashing sounds
- harshnessUnsparing quality or manner
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- clashingStriking with discord
atonality · noise · stridency · grating · jangling · off-key · unresolved · tritone
Verbal clash over differences
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- differenceWay things contrast
divergence · objection · opposition · variance · contradiction · controversy · misunderstanding · quarrel
strife
Angry, prolonged conflict
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- tensionStretched or strained state
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
antagonism · hostility · turmoil · feud · rivalry · animosity · enmity · acrimony · disharmony · rupture
dissonance
Lack of harmony
clashing · atonality · noise · stridency · grating · jangling · off-key · unresolved · tritone · chromaticism
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
difference · divergence · objection · opposition · variance · contradiction · controversy · misunderstanding · quarrel · schism
discordsharmonies
Pleasing combined pitches
consonances · concords · chords · resolutions · cadences
discordsaccords
Mutual agreements reached
agreements · harmonies · concordances · concords · unities
- sow discord
- discord serversGroup messaging platforms
- marital discordConflict between spouses
- apple of discordCause of rivalry
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