discord

discordia, desavenencia

Falta de acuerdo acompañada de sentimientos de rechazo o enemistad entre personas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: discord between people (The decision caused discord between the partners.)

Sinónimos: conflict, disagreement, dissension

Antónimos: harmony, agreement

Expresiones frecuentes: sow discord, family discord, political discord, discord between people

disonancia

Combinación de notas musicales que juntas suenan ásperas o desagradables.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: dissonance

Antónimos: consonance, harmony

Expresiones frecuentes: musical discord, harsh discord

discordar, discrepar

No estar de acuerdo con alguien o no coincidir con algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: discord with someone/something (His account discords with the witness's report.)

Sinónimos: disagree, differ, conflict

Antónimos: agree

Expresiones frecuentes: discord with someone, discord with something