discord
Roget category 414
3. Words relating to matter› 3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation
#414.
Discord
noun
discord,
discordance —
dissonance,
cacophony,
want of harmony,
caterwauling —
harshness
etc.
410.
[Confused sounds],
Babel,
Dutch concert,
cat's concert —
marrowbones and cleavers.
verb
be discordant
etc.
adj. —
jar
etc.
(sound harshly)
410.
adjective
discordant —
dissonant,
absonant† —
out of tune,
tuneless —
unmusical,
untunable† —
unmelodious,
immelodious† —
unharmonious†,
inharmonious —
singsong —
cacophonous —
harsh
etc.
410 —
jarring.
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