discordant
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Where the first wave of bands that emerged from downtown were more traditionally rock and roll and melodic, No Wave was the louder, darker, discordant underbelly and the logical next step.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Writer-director Michael Shanks plays their discordant musical taste like a minor joke among all the major reasons why their codependent relationship has hit the skids.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
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”?
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
But how can harmony work in such a discordant world?
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
Thousands of flags waved, adding their discordant national anthems to the racket.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing discordant
Grade 9, List 4
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Things Fall Apart
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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