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discord

noun
🔊/ˈdɪskɔːd/
🔊/ˈdɪskɔːrd/
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  1. [uncountable] (formal) disagreement; arguing不一致；不和；纷争
    • marital/family discord夫妻／家庭不和
    • A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings.事件进程中出现了不和的征兆。🔊🔊
    • The contrasts between rich and poor nations are a source of discord.国家之间贫富分化是纠纷的根源。
    opposite concordTopics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • internal
    • family
    • marital
    • …
    … of discord
    • hint
    • note
    verb + discord
    • cause
    • create
    • sow
    • …
    phrases
    • a source of discord
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  2. [countable, uncountable] (music音乐) a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together不协和和弦Topics Musicc2
    3. compare harmony
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French descord (noun), descorder (verb), from Latin discordare, from discors ‘discordant’, from dis- (expressing negation, reversal) + cor, cord- ‘heart’.