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discordant

[dis-kawr-dnt] / dɪsˈkɔr dnt /


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It’s odd and discordant with a strange magic all its own — a blessing in what’s otherwise a lame remix.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The play of sharp angles against smooth curves is discordant, like that of the flattened third in music.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

A 19th-Century Anglo-Indian journal derided the voices of boys playing women as "discordant", comparing them unfavourably to "howling jackals".

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

Without sense, it could be a myopic rumination on climate change mixed with a treacly buddy comedy, where two opposing temperaments clash into a discordant, aggravating mess.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

On his nose, a bit low, sat his steel-rimmed full moons, gently prosthetic and handsomely discordant with the sinewy length of his jawline.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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