də̇ˈskȯrd ə n(t)s, ˈdiˌs-, -ȯ(ə)d- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English discordaunce, from Middle French descordance, from Old French, from descorder + -ance
1. : the state or an instance of being discordant : lack of harmony : disagreement
the still unsolved discordance between Spaniard and Indians — P.E.James
: lack of internal harmony : incongruity
the violence and discordance of his imagery — C.D.Lewis
2. : discord of sounds : dissonance
3. geology
a. : angular unconformity
b. : a discordant junction (as of valleys)