discord

Zwietracht, Uneinigkeit

Uneinigkeit und feindselige Gefühle zwischen Menschen.

In einfachem Englisch: Disagreement and unfriendly feelings between people.

• Money caused discord in the family.
• His comments sowed discord among the workers.
• The meeting ended in bitter discord.

So benutzt man es: discord between people (The decision caused discord between the partners.)

Synonyme: conflict, disagreement, dissension

Gegenteile: harmony, agreement

Häufige Wendungen: sow discord, family discord, political discord, discord between people

Dissonanz, Missklang

Eine Verbindung von Tönen, die zusammen hart oder unangenehm klingen.

In einfachem Englisch: A combination of musical notes that sound harsh or unpleasant together.

• The chord produced a harsh discord.
• The composer uses discord to create tension.
• A sudden discord interrupted the gentle melody.

Synonyme: dissonance

Gegenteile: consonance, harmony

Häufige Wendungen: musical discord, harsh discord

abweichen, widersprechen

Mit jemandem anderer Meinung sein oder mit etwas nicht übereinstimmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To disagree with someone or fail to agree with something.

• Their views discord on this question.
• Her judgment discorded with his.
• The two accounts discord in several important details.

So benutzt man es: discord with someone/something (His account discords with the witness's report.)

Synonyme: disagree, differ, conflict

Gegenteile: agree

Häufige Wendungen: discord with someone, discord with something