n. /dis"kawrd/ ; v. /dis kawrd"/ , n.
1. lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
2. disagreement; difference of opinion.
3. strife; dispute; war.
4. Music. an inharmonious combination of musical tones sounded together.
5. any confused or harsh noise; dissonance.
v.i.
6. to disagree; be at variance.
[ 1200-50; (n.) ME descorde, discorde descort (deriv. of descorder ), descorde discordia, deriv. of discord- (s. of discors ) discordant ( dis- DIS- 1 + cord-, s. of cors heart); (v.) ME discorden descorder discordare deriv. of discord-, as above ]
Syn. 1-3. conflict, struggle, controversy, antagonism, argument, contention, quarreling.