See also: Discord

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Noun
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Etymology 1 edit

Circa 1230, Middle English descorde, discorde; from Anglo-Norman, Old French descort (derivative of descorder), descorde (disagreement); from Latin discordia, from discors (disagreeing, disagreement), from dis- (apart) + cor, cordis (heart).

Verb derives from Middle English discorden, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descorder, from Latin discordāre, from discord-, as above.

Noun edit

discord (countable and uncountable, plural discords)

  1. Lack of concord, agreement or harmony.
  2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  3. (music) An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.
  4. Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.
    • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. [], 3rd edition, London: [] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee [], paragraph 700, page 173, →OCLC:
      [] For a Diſcord it ſelfe is but a Harſhneſſe of Diuers Sounds Meeting.
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Verb edit

discord (third-person singular simple present discords, present participle discording, simple past and past participle discorded)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) To disagree; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.
    • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “III. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. [], 3rd edition, London: [] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee [], paragraph 227, page 62, →OCLC:
      [] Sometimes the one Iarring and diſcording with the other, and making a Confuſion; []

Etymology 2 edit

From dis- +‎ cord (tie, bind)

Verb edit

discord (third-person singular simple present discords, present participle discording, simple past and past participle discorded)

  1. (transitive, rare) To untie things which are connected by a cord.

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French discord.

Adjective edit

discord m or n (feminine singular discordă, masculine plural discorzi, feminine and neuter plural discorde)

  1. discordant

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discord f (plural discorzi)

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References edit

  • discord in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN