Discord



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 不和, 纷争
• ［英］ n. 不和, 纷争 ( disagreement; quarrelling )
• ［类］ 反义词: harmony ( 协调)
• ［记］ dis ( 不) +cord ( 心脏, 一致) -> 不一致 -> 纷争

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English descorde, discord, from Anglo-French descorde, from Latin discordia, from discord-, discors
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
  • b. active quarreling or conflict resulting from discord among persons or factions ; strife
• 2.
  • a.
    • (1) a combination of musical sounds that strikes the ear harshly
    • (2) dissonance
  • b. a harsh or unpleasant sound
• Synonyms:
  • discord, strife, conflict, contention, dissension, variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism <a political party long racked by discord>. strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved<during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife>. conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires<the conflict of freedom and responsibility>. contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy<several points of contention about the new zoning law>. dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions<religious dissension threatened to split the colony>. variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest<cultural variances that work against a national identity>.

II. intransitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French descorder, from Latin discordare, from discord-, discors discordant, from dis- + cord-, cor heart — more at heart
• Date: 14th century
• disagree, clash

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