disharmonic
Not in accord
Disharmonic describes things that lack harmony or agreement.
In music, disharmonic sounds clash rather than blend pleasingly.
The term extends to relationships, ideas, or elements that conflict or fail to work together smoothly: The disharmonic colors made the painting unsettling.
In geology, disharmonic folding occurs when rock layers deform independently rather than in concert.
Lacking musical agreement
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
- atonalWithout musical key
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
out-of-tune · jarring · grating · harsh · strident · unmelodious · tuneless · inharmonious
Incompatible with each other
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- at-oddsIn a state of conflict
- opposingStanding against something
hostile · contentious · divisive · feuding · quarrelsome · friction · tension · rift
Not fitting together properly
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- unalignedNot in proper position
unbalanced · asymmetrical · discrepant · contradictory · divergent · incompatible · clashing · ill-fitting
discordant
Lacking musical agreement
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
- atonalWithout musical key
off-key · out-of-tune · jarring · grating · harsh · strident · unmelodious · tuneless · inharmonious · raucous
conflicting
Incompatible with each other
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- at-oddsIn a state of conflict
opposing · hostile · contentious · divisive · feuding · quarrelsome · friction · tension · rift · schism
mismatched
Not fitting together properly
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
unaligned · unbalanced · asymmetrical · discrepant · contradictory · divergent · incompatible · clashing · ill-fitting · disparate
disharmonicharmonic
Of musical overtones
harmonious · melodious · consonant · euphonious · tuneful
disharmonicharmonious
Pleasingly in accord
compatible · concordant · in harmony · congruent · balanced