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DISCORDS Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word discords. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word discords. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for DISCORDS

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strife

noun

n

noun

• lack of agreement or harmony

• bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

clash

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise

• a state of conflict between persons

• a state of conflict between colors

• a minor short-term fight

verb

• crash together with violent impact

• be incompatible; be or come into conflict

• disagree violently

conflict

noun

n

noun

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

• a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

• an incompatibility of dates or events

• opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

• a disagreement or argument about something important

verb

• be in conflict

• go against, as of rules and laws

disagreement

noun

n

noun

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

disharmony

noun

n

noun

• a lack of harmony

dissent

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority

• a difference of opinion

• the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

verb

• withhold assent

• express opposition through action or words

• be of different opinions

dissonance

noun

n

noun

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• disagreeable sounds

disunion

noun

n

noun

• the termination or destruction of union

friction

noun

n

noun

• a state of conflict between persons

• the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

• effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

incompatibility

noun

n

noun

• the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

• (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)

• the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination

incongruity

noun

n

noun

• the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

incongruousness

noun

n

noun

• the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

inharmoniousness

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• a lack of harmony

variance

noun

n

noun

• an event that departs from expectations

• discord that splits a group

• the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• the quality of being subject to variation

• an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

discordance

noun

n

noun

• a harsh mixture of sounds

• strife resulting from a lack of agreement

disaccord

verb, noun

v, n

verb

• be different from one another

disagree

verb

v

verb

• be of different opinions

• be different from one another

dissension

noun

n

noun

• disagreement among those expected to cooperate

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

Best Hypernyms For DISCORDS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for discords, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for STRIFE

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