Definition of Discordant
Discordant
dis·cor·dant
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
incongruous, not agreeing but instead being at odds/variance;
e.g. Their discordant views paved the way for a discussion to arrive at an agreement.
(adjective)
quarrelsome or otherwise characterized by or engaging in conflict;
e.g. Even the discordant siblings were able to make peace for one evening.
(adjective)
not harmonious, but rather jarring and harsh, used to describe sounds or especially music;
e.g. The band used to play discordant music before they began rehearsing together.
(adjective)
in biology, not bearing the same trait or having the same disease, used to describe a pair of subjects that are matched, like twins;
e.g. The study uses pairs of discordant twins to study the disease.
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