discrepancy
NounUS[dih-skrep-uhn-see]/dɪˈskrɛpənsi/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)discrepancies
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions“a growing divergence of opinion”Synonyms: disagreementdivergencevarianceType of differenceKinds allowance, leeway
- an event that departs from expectationsSynonyms: variancevariantType of deviation, divergence
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dis·crep′ance (?; 277), Dis·crep′an·cy noun; pl. -ances (#), -ancies (#).
Origin: L. disrepantia: cf. OF. discrepance. See Discrepant.
The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety.
There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth and age, men and women.— Sir Thomas Elyot
There is no real discrepancy between these two genealogies.— George Stanley Faber
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54