discord

Noun (1)

discord (countable and uncountable, plural discords)

1. Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
   • A false witnesse that speaketh lies; and him that soweth discord among brethren.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 6:19
   • The proposition is peace. Not peace through the medium of war; not peace to be hunted through the labyrinth of intricate and endless negotiations; not peace to arise out of universal discord, fomented from principle, in all parts of the empire; […]1775 March 22, Edmund Burke, “Speech on Moving Resolutions for Conciliation with America”, in [Walker King and French Laurence], editors, The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, new edition...
2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
3. Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.
   • […] For a Diſcord it ſelfe is but a Harſhneſſe of Diuers Sounds Meeting.1631, Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee...
4. An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

Verb (1)

US/dɪsˈkɔɹd/UK/dɪsˈkɔːd/

discord (third-person singular simple present discords, present participle discording, simple past and past participle discorded)

1. (archaic, intransitive) To disagree; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.
   • […] Sometimes the one Iarring and diſcording with the other, and making a Confuſion; […]1631, Francis [Bacon], “III. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee...

Verb (2)

US/dɪsˈkɔɹd/UK/dɪsˈkɔːd/

discord (third-person singular simple present discords, present participle discording, simple past and past participle discorded)

1. (rare, transitive) To untie things which are connected by a cord.

Proper noun capitalized: Discord

Discord

1. (Internet, social media) An instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.

   Synonyms:

   DS

Noun (2) capitalized: Discord

Discord (plural Discords)

1. (informal) A Discord server.
   • “I definitely looked at that [the FSU Holy Trinity Discord server] and I looked at other Discord servers that I made in the past. I wanted to see what channels worked. … But by looking at other FSU Discords on campus, I was able to get inspiration from that,” she [Sarah Sagan] said.2020 November 20, Robert Johnson Jr., “Gaming communities and clubs thrive on Discord, despite COVID-19”, in The Gatepost, volume 89, number 10, Framingham, Mass.: Framingham State University, page...
   • Women are carving out their own safe spaces in the gaming world by organizing women-only teams, tournaments and Discords, free from the sexism they encounter in co-ed competitions. […] Female gamers have also created Discord servers — online platforms for chatting — only for women, where they...2021 December 3, Samantha Little, “Women organize all-female tournaments to escape gaming misogyny”, in Humber Et Cetera, volume 63, number 10, Toronto, Ont.: Humber College, page 7
2. (informal) A Discord account.
   • Most days, she falls asleep with her Discord on; while some days, she barely even sleeps at all.2022, “Gabrielle Bande”, in Heights, volume 69, Seniors Folio, Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University, →OCLC, page 14
   • Finally my PC was ready and I clicked in to my Discord. They’d made a new DM group chat.2023, Lis Jardine, “Saturday 17 May, 11.45 a.m.”, in The Detention Detectives, London: Puffin Books, →ISBN