discordant

Adjective
Synonyms: disharmoniousdissonantinharmonic

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. not in agreement or harmony“views discordant with present-day ideas”
  2. lacking in harmonySynonyms: disharmoniousdissonantinharmonic
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Discordant \Dis*cord"ant\, a. [OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF. descordant, discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder, OF. also, descorder. See Discord, n.]

1.Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious. [1913 Webster]

The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce.— Motley.[1913 Webster]

2.[See Discord, n.,

2.] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. [1913 Webster]

For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart.— Longfellow.[1913 Webster]

3.(Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault.

Syn: Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh; jarring; irreconcilable. -- Dis*cord"ant*ly, adv. -- Dis*cord"ant*ness, n. [R.] [1913 Webster]

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