discord

discordia, dissidio

Disaccordo e sentimenti di ostilità tra persone.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: discord between people (The decision caused discord between the partners.)

Sinonimi: conflict, disagreement, dissension

Contrari: harmony, agreement

Espressioni comuni: sow discord, family discord, political discord, discord between people

dissonanza

Combinazione di note musicali che insieme producono un suono aspro o sgradevole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: dissonance

Contrari: consonance, harmony

Espressioni comuni: musical discord, harsh discord

discordare, dissentire

Non essere d’accordo con qualcuno o non coincidere con qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: disagree, differ, conflict

Contrari: agree

Espressioni comuni: discord with someone, discord with something