di ‧ screp ‧ an ‧ cy /dɪˈskrepənsi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural discrepancies ) [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: discrepare 'to make unpleasant sounds that do not go together' ]
a difference between two amounts, details, reports etc that should be the same
discrepancy in
Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports.
discrepancy between
There is a large discrepancy between the ideal image of motherhood and the reality.