discord

US: /ˈdɪskɔɹd/


English Vietnamese dictionary


discord /'diskɔ:d/
  • danh từ
    • sự bất hoà; mối bất hoà, mối xích mích
      • to sow discord: gieo mối bất hoà
    • tiếng chói tai
    • (âm nhạc) nốt nghịch tai
    • nội động từ
      • (+ with, from) bất hoà với, xích mích với
      • chói tai, nghịch tai; không hợp âm (tiếng, âm...)

    Advanced English dictionary


    + noun
    1 [U] (formal) disagreement; quarrelling: marital / family discord + A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings.
    Antonym: CONCORD
    Compare: HARMONY
    2 [C, U] (music) a combination of musical notes that sound harsh together

    Thesaurus dictionary


    n.
    strife, dissension, disagreement, conflict, disharmony, contention, disunity, discordance, division, incompatibility:
    The seeds of discord between the families were sown generations before.

    Collocation dictionary


    ADJ.

    internal | family, marital

    QUANT.

    hint, note
    A note of discord surfaced during the leaders' meeting.

    VERB + DISCORD

    avoid

    PHRASES

    a source of discord
    The contrasts between rich and poor nations are a source of discord.


    Concise English dictionary


    discords'dɪskɔːd
    noun
    +lack of agreement or harmony
    +disagreement among those expected to cooperate
    +a harsh mixture of sounds
    +strife resulting from a lack of agreement
    verb
    +be different from one another