discordant

This is not the first time I have encountered a situation where the hapless staff find themselves brutalized by loud, idiotic, or culturally discordant music.

Setting aside these and a handful of other distractingly discordant objects, “Ministry” is a testament to the power art has to heal, not just emotionally but spiritually.

Mr. Amos is clearly proud of the hospital, and rightly so, but I have to ask a discordant question: Is he then a fan of “stakeholder capitalism”?

While the event had its discordant notes, the overall theme was akin to a religious revival – reminiscent of Billy Graham's tent crusades of the 1930 and 1940s or the "great awakenings" of the 19th Century.

There's a thrilling version of Clocks that shudders with discordant guitar riffs before resolving into a powerful chorus; and an extended acoustic version of Sparks has fans swooning.