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unharmony

unharmony noun: lack or absence of harmony; disharmony; (by extension) discord; chaos.

Noun

unharmony (uncountable)

  1. Lack or absence of harmony; disharmony; (by extension) discord; chaos
    • That unharmony between God and human life is a possible experience to human life, requires no argument, and that, as a fact of human knowledge, [...]1894, The Primitive Methodist Magazine, volume 75, page 846
    • Chaos is absolute unharmony, and unharmony must struggle for harmony.1917, The North American Review, volume 206, page 103

Origin of unharmony

From un- + harmony.

Questions about unharmony

What does unharmony mean?
Unharmony means lack or absence of harmony; disharmony; (by extension) discord; chaos.
What part of speech is unharmony?
Unharmony is a noun.

Words near unharmony in the dictionary

  1. unharmonising
  2. unharmonize
  3. unharmonized
  4. unharmonizes
  5. unharmonizing
  6. unharmony
  7. unharness
  8. unharnessable
  9. unharnessed
  10. unharnesses
  11. unharnessing

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