discord

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
  2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  3. Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.
  4. An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.
verb
  1. To disagree; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.
verb
  1. To untie things which are connected by a cord.
name
  1. An instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.
noun
  1. A Discord server.
  2. A Discord account.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪskɔɹd/ /ˈdɪskɔːd/ en-us-discord.ogg /dɪsˈkɔɹd/ /dɪsˈkɔːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discord2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Discord.wav

Word forms

discord discords discording discorded

Etymology

Circa 1230, Middle English descorde, discorde; from Anglo-Norman, Old French descort (derivative of descorder), descorde (“disagreement”); from Latin discordia, from discors (“disagreeing, disagreement”), from dis- (“apart”) + cor, cordis (“heart”). Verb derives from Middle English discorden, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descorder, from Latin discordāre, from discord-, as above.

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