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discordant

/dɪˈskɔːdənt/dih-SKAWR-duhnt
/dɪˈskɔɹdənt/dih-SKAWR-duhnt

Meaningfull of discord

Common meaning: clashing

Other meanings: in disagreement

‘apart, away’ + ‘the heart’ → discordant

Journey through time

  1. Latincor, cordis‘the heart’
  2. Old Frenchdescordsource
  3. Middle Englishdescordsource
  4. Englishdiscord‘lack of agreement’
  5. Englishformed in English from discorddiscordant‘clashing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from discord + -ant.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DISCORD, p.169 · scan

Roots

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