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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. not compatible with other facts;
[syn: discrepant, incompatible]

2. not in agreement;
[syn: discrepant, inconsistent]

3. not in accord;
- Example: "desires at variance with his duty"
- Example: "widely discrepant statements"
[syn: at variance(p), discrepant, dissonant]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Discrepant \Dis*crep"ant\, a. [L. discrepans, -antis, p. pr. of discrepare to sound differently or discordantly; dis- + crepare to rattle, creak: cf. OF. discrepant. See Crepitate.] Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different. [1913 Webster] The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Discrepant \Dis*crep"ant\, n. A dissident. --J. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

discrepant adj 1: not compatible with other facts [syn: discrepant, incompatible] 2: not in agreement [syn: discrepant, inconsistent] 3: not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" [syn: at variance(p), discrepant, dissonant]