̘. ̈n.ˈdɪskɔ:d n. & v. --n. 1 disagreement;
strife. 2
harsh clashing
noise;
clangour. 3 Mus. a a
lack of
harmony between notes
sounding together. b an
unpleasing or
unfinished chord needing to be completed by
another. c
any interval except unison, an
octave, a
perfect fifth and fourth, a
major and
minor third and
sixth, and
their octaves. d a
single note dissonant with another. --v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by with) a
disagree or quarrel. b be
different or
inconsistent. 2 jar,
clash, be dissonant. [ME f. OF descord, (n.), descorder (v.) f. L discordare f. discors
discordant (as
DIS-,
cor cordheart)]