discord
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a lack of agreement or harmony between people.
lack of concord or harmony between persons, groups, or things; interpersonal or political strife.
Simple“The new law caused a lot of discord between the two political parties.”
In context“The management's decision to cut benefits sowed seeds of discord among the workforce, leading to a series of strikes.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
a harsh or unpleasant mix of sounds.
a confused or harsh mingling of sounds; a lack of acoustic harmony.
Simple“The modern piece of music was full of strange discord and loud noises.”
In context“The composer used intentional discord to evoke a sense of anxiety and urban decay throughout the first movement.”
SynonymsdissonancecacophonyAntonymsconsonanceharmony - 03 B1 Intermediate
a popular app used for text, voice, and video chat, especially by gamers.
a proprietary instant messaging and social platform organized into communities called servers.
Simple“I will send you the link to our Discord so you can join the chat.”
In context“The development team uses Discord to coordinate their tasks and provide real-time support to their user base.”
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.
From dis- + cord (“tie, bind”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.