From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Discord \Dis"cord`\, n. [OE. discord, descord, OF. discorde,
descorde, F. discorde, from L. discordia, fr. discors,
-cordis, discordant, disagreeable; dis- + cor, cordis, heart;
cf. F. discord, n., and OF. descorder, discorder, F.
discorder, to discord, L. discordare, from discors. See
Heart, and cf. Discord, v. i.]
1. Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony
in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and
strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things,
and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes.
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A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that
soweth discord among brethren. --Prov. vi.
19.
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Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in
all parts of the empire. --Burke.
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2. (Mus.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear
harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability
of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical
concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a
concord.
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For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers
sounds m???ing. --Bacon.
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Apple of discord. See under Apple.
Syn: Variance; difference; opposition; contrariety; clashing;
dissension; contention; strife; disagreement;
dissonance.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Discord \Dis*cord"\, v. i. [OE. discorden, descorden, from the
French. See Discord, n.]
To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit.
[Obs.]
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The one discording with the other. --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
discord
n 1: lack of agreement or harmony [syn: discord, strife]
2: disagreement among those expected to cooperate [syn:
discord, dissension]
3: a harsh mixture of sounds [syn: discordance, discord]
4: strife resulting from a lack of agreement [syn: discord,
discordance]
v 1: be different from one another [syn: disagree,
disaccord, discord] [ant: agree, check,
correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally]