dis ‧ cord ‧ ant /dɪsˈkɔːd ə nt $ -ɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . formal a discordant sound is unpleasant because it is made up of musical notes that do not go together well
2 . literary strange, wrong, or unsuitable in relation to everything around OPP harmonious :
The modern decor strikes a discordant note in this old building.
3 . formal not in agreement:
discordant results from the experiment