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Synonyms for discordance


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-kawr-dns
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈkɔr dns

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Définition of discordance

Origin :
  • mid-14c.; see discord (v.) + -ance.
  • noun conflict
Example sentences :
  • Even when unconscious the strange being had an aura of discordance about its mind.
  • Extract from : « The Short Life » by Francis Donovan
  • These sounds, despite their discordance, are sweet to those now hearing them.
  • Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid
  • The other was to be found in the discordance of the component parts of the Empire.
  • Extract from : « The Holy Roman Empire » by James Bryce
  • The effects of this discordance have been, and continue to be positively incalculable.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of English Music » by Ernest Ford
  • The latter is imperfection only; the former deadness or discordance.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Lamps of Architecture » by John Ruskin
  • His endeavor to meet and harmonize this discordance is called sin.
  • Extract from : « Idolatry » by Julian Hawthorne
  • From somewhere the discordance of a Victrola jarred on Lane's sensitive ears.
  • Extract from : « The Day of the Beast » by Zane Grey
  • The clatter and commotion echoed to the hurry and discordance of the fugitive's ideas.
  • Extract from : « Dombey and Son » by Charles Dickens
  • A discordance in music hurts a nice ear; a false attitude or motion in dancing equally offends the judicious eye.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on the Art of Dancing » by Giovanni-Andrea Gallini
  • The only discordance came from a snoring sleeper, and the coughing sheep with dust in their throats.
  • Extract from : « My First Summer in the Sierra » by John Muir

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