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discords

discords is the plural of discord.

discords is the third-person singular simple present indicative of discord.

Meaning of discord

Noun

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
  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.

See all 9 meanings of discord

Noun capitalized: Discords

Discords

  1. (plural) plural of Discord

Questions about discords

What is discords the plural of?
Discords is the plural of discord.
What part of speech is discords?
Discords is a noun.

Words near discords in the dictionary

  1. Discordianist
  2. Discordianists
  3. Discordians
  4. discording
  5. discordous
  6. discords
  7. discorporate
  8. discorporated
  9. discorporates
  10. discorporating
  11. discorrelated

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