discrepancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
The state or quality of being discrepant.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/ en-us-discrepancy.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-discrepancy.wav /dɪˈskɹepənsi/ en-au-discrepancy.ogg /dəˈskɹepənsi/ /ˈɖɪskrəpənsi/

Word forms

discrepancy discrepancies discrepance

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepāns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin discrepantiabor. English discrepancy Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.

Synonyms

conflict contrariety deviation difference disagreement disparity divergence incompatibility inconsistency mismatch variance variation dissimilarity anomaly discordance anomalous

Derived words

nondiscrepancy self-discrepancy

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