discord

不和、対立

人々の意見が合わず、互いの関係が悪いこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： discord between people (The decision caused discord between the partners.)

類義語： conflict, disagreement, dissension

反対語： harmony, agreement

よく使う表現： sow discord, family discord, political discord, discord between people

不協和音

同時に鳴ると耳障りに感じられる音の組み合わせ。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： dissonance

反対語： consonance, harmony

よく使う表現： musical discord, harsh discord

一致しない、意見が異なる

人と意見が違ったり、物事と合わなかったりする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： discord with someone/something (His account discords with the witness's report.)

類義語： disagree, differ, conflict

反対語： agree

よく使う表現： discord with someone, discord with something