DISCORDANT


Meaning of DISCORDANT in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

note

However, for all dominant themes of harmony, within the noisy ambiguity there might also be quieter, discordant notes .

Yet, to propose the possibility of adoption by such a couple strikes a discordant note .

Amid all this sylvan glory the notice giving the dentist's working hours struck a discordant note .

Unfortunately for him, the song of the eye has many discordant notes .

There is, however, one discordant note .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Strange discordant music emanated from the woods.

The two experiments gave us discordant results.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

In fact it tends to generate some very discordant results.

The authorities on the issue are discordant .

Trehub, in Toronto, found that 6-to 9-month-old babies could tell whether a musical sequence was discordant or harmonious.

Yet, to propose the possibility of adoption by such a couple strikes a discordant note.

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