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