What does Discord mean?

Definitions for Discord
ˈdɪs kɔrd; dɪsˈkɔrddis·cord

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. discord, strifenoun

    lack of agreement or harmony

  2. discord, dissensionnoun

    disagreement among those expected to cooperate

  3. discordance, discordnoun

    a harsh mixture of sounds

  4. discord, discordanceverb

    strife resulting from a lack of agreement

  5. disagree, disaccord, discordverb

    be different from one another

Wiktionary

  1. discordnoun

    Lack of concord, agreement or harmony among persons, groups, or things.

  2. discordnoun

    Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.

  3. discordnoun

    An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

  4. discordnoun

    Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.

  5. discordverb

    To disagree; to be at variance; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. DISCORDnoun

    Etymology: discordia, Latin.

    See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
    That heav’n finds means to kill your joys with love!
    And I, for winking at your discords too,
    Have lost a brace of kinsmen. William Shakespeare, Rom. and Jul.

    Take but degree away, untune that string,
    And hark what discord follows; each thing meets
    In meer oppugnancy. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cress.

    He is a false witness that speaketh lies, and that soweth discord among brethren. Prov. vi. 19.

    Discord, like that of music’s various parts,
    Discord that makes the harmony of hearts;
    Discord that only this dispute shall bring,
    Who best shall love the duke and serve the king. John Dryden, Ep.

    All nature is but art unknown to thee;
    All chance, direction which thou canst not see;
    All discord, harmony not understood;
    All partial evil, universal good. Alexander Pope, Essay on Man.

    It is sound alone that doth immediately and incorporeally affect most; this is most manifest in music, and concords and discords in music: for all sounds, whether they be sharp or flat, if they be sweet, have a roundness and equality; and if they be harsh, are unequal: for a discord itself is but a harshness of divers sounds meeting. Francis Bacon, N. Hist. Part I. p. 400.

    It is the lark that sings so out of tune,
    Straining harsh discords and unpleasing sharps. William Shakespeare.

    How doth music amaze us, when of discords she maketh the sweetest harmony? Henry Peacham.

  2. To Discordverb

    To disagree; not to suit with.

    Etymology: discordo, Latin

    Sounds do disturb and alter the one the other; sometimes the one drowning the other,and making it not heard; sometimes the one jarring and discording with the other, and making a confusion. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 227.

Wikipedia

  1. Discord

    Discord is a VoIP and instant messaging social platform. Users have the ability to communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called "servers". A server is a collection of persistent chat rooms and voice channels which can be accessed via invite links. Discord runs on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, and in web browsers. As of 2021, the service has over 350 million registered users and over 150 million monthly active users.

ChatGPT

  1. discord

    Discord is a state of disagreement or conflict between individuals, groups, or even within oneself. It can also refer to a lack of harmony in sounds or music. In digital platform context, Discord is a communication app particularly popular among gamers for text, voice, video communication, and file sharing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Discordverb

    want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes

  2. Discordverb

    union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord

  3. Discordnoun

    to disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit

  4. Etymology: [OE. discorden, descorden, from the French. See Discord, n.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Discord

    dis′kord, n. opposite of concord: disagreement, strife: difference or contrariety of qualities: a combination of inharmonious sounds: uproarious noise.—v.i. Discord′, to disagree.—ns. Discord′ance, Discord′ancy.—adj. Discord′ant, without concord or agreement: inconsistent: contradictory: harsh: jarring.—adv. Discord′antly.—adj. Discord′ful (Spens.).—Apple of discord (see Apple). [O. Fr. descord—L. discordiadis, neg., and cor, cordis, the heart.]

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. discord

    A guinea-hen, a peacock and a bluejay singing a trio.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Discord in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Discord in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Discord in a Sentence

  1. James Clapper:

    The first objective of The Russians was to sow doubt, discord and discontent in this country, and they've succeeded to it fairly well -- capitalizing and exploiting the polarization and divisiveness in this country, secondarily, of course, was to do all they could to damage Hillary Clinton's candidacy and to help, when he became serious as Donald Trump, Donald Trump.

  2. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani:

    Terrorists neither recognize boundaries nor require passports to spread their message of hate and discord.

  3. James Martin:

    I worked with Wounded Warrior Project. We opened up a Discord. It was meant to virtually connect veterans together during the pandemic, we knew there was a large population of our veterans that we served that played video games, and this was one of the ways we could not only connect with them but to still be able to provide services and do programs with.

  4. Discord CEO Jason Citron:

    When we encounter, you know, people doing evil things, we kicked them off the platform, i think you can see today that that Discord feels much more hostile to these folks.

  5. Bobby Schostak:

    Not only does she further perpetuate the political discord in our nation today, but she's completely out-of-touch and focusing on a life of politics she apparently left decades ago.

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Translations for Discord

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • خلافArabic
  • разногласие, дисонанс, раздор, несъгласиеBulgarian
  • Zwietracht, Uneinigkeit, Dissonanz, Missklang, Kakophonie, Streit, LärmGerman
  • δυσαρμονία, παραφωνία, διχόνοια, έριδα, διαμάχη, διάστασηGreek
  • discordiaSpanish
  • اختلافPersian
  • epäsopu, soraääni, eripura, riitasointuFinnish
  • discordeFrench
  • eas-aonta, mì-chòrdadhScottish Gaelic
  • अनबनHindi
  • perselisihanIndonesian
  • discordia, zizzania, dissenso, dissonanzaItalian
  • 不協和音, 不調和, 不和Japanese
  • onenigheid, kabaal, tweedracht, kakofonieDutch
  • niezgodaPolish
  • discórdiaPortuguese
  • discordieRomanian
  • раздор, несогласие, разногласие, нелады, диссонанс, рознь, разладRussian
  • dissonans, oenighet, split, missämjaSwedish
  • అపస్వరముTelugu
  • ความบาดหมางกันThai
  • anlaşmazlıkTurkish
  • 不和Chinese

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