disharmony

noun

dis·​har·​mo·​ny (ˌ)dis-ˈhär-mə-nē 

: lack of harmony : discord

disharmonic

(ˌ)dis-här-ˈmä-nik 

adjective

Synonyms

• conflict
• disaccord
• discord
• discordance
• discordancy
• dissension
• dissention
• dissent
• dissidence
• dissonance
• disunion
• disunity
• division
• friction
• infighting
• inharmony
• schism
• strife
• variance
• war
• warfare

Examples of disharmony in a Sentence

a period of disharmony between the two groups

Recent Examples on the Web

The data is conflated, and it is designed to create gender and racial disharmony. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024

Written by Will Ainsley | The Beach Boys’ story is one of contradictions: genius and triviality, harmony and disharmony, creativity and commodity, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine, Brian Wilson and Mike Love. —Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024

Ishibashi’s score — swooning and orchestral, flecked with hints of danger — underlines the feeling of disharmony, as do random gunshots exploding in the distance in the forest. —Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024

Guest lists were trimmed to avert interpersonal disharmony. —Andrew Keh, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1602, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

disharmony

noun

dis·​har·​mo·​ny (ˈ)dis-ˈhär-mə-nē 

plural disharmonies

: lack of harmony see occlusal disharmony