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noun

Definition of disaccordnext
as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony the perennial question of whether there's an irreconcilable disaccord between science and religion

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disaccord

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verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈkȯrd How to pronounce disaccord (audio)
as in to conflict
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably national security measures that disaccord with our cherished right to free expression

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  1. discord
  2. conflict
  3. discordance
  4. clash
  5. friction
  6. strife
  7. dissent
  8. schism
Noun
  • However, Barnier's austerity plan—which includes €40 billion ($42 billion) in spending cuts and €20 billion ($21 billion) in new taxes—has heightened tensions, fueling discord in the National Assembly and precipitating the current political crisis.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • This internal discord is music to Kitson’s ears, whose goal is to have Irish Republicans murder each other.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of discord
Verb
  • By midnight, the representatives of the nations—with disparate political systems and conflicting regional goals—had concurred that the government of President Bashar al-Assad could not survive.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Experts are concerned about conflicting messages coming from the federal government and the health community under the Trump administration, but emphasize local mandates and support are key to instilling confidence in vaccines.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of conflict
Noun
  • Unlike their countrymen in the contemporary tropicalia movement (Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes), the Minas Gerais musicians favored languid drift and golden melody over genre-busting and discordance, and Lo Borges is as good an album as the moment produced.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The lengthy obituaries detailed my career accomplishments and deep ties to family and friends with the uncanny discordance of an AI bot.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
Definition of discordance
Verb
  • Sky will be showing the 2pm and 4.30pm matches, so the Spurs match could not clash.
    Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
  • During Trump’s first presidency, tech executives, including from Google, Facebook and Apple, clashed with his administration for banning immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of clash
Noun
  • Payers are focused on reducing costs to boost profitability, often leading to friction with healthcare providers who face increasing administrative burdens and diminishing financial returns.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • From a shortage of teachers to a surplus Under the Pay Equity Fund, only teachers — not center directors or other administrators — get pay bumps, a point of friction for some.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of friction
Noun
  • While a tie in a national election might cause a constitutional meltdown — and who knows what kind of civil strife — the officials of this small town north of Eureka had a simple solution: pick a name from a box.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Argentina’s retirees are perhaps the most potent symbol of the strife inflicted by Mr. Milei’s fiscal shock.
    Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of strife
Noun
  • Last year, the city toughened its national security law, and vocal political dissent has largely been silenced.
    Katie Tam and Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • This tactic provided him with a base of support and suppressed dissent.
    Sefa Secen / Made by History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of dissent
Noun
  • To arrive at this integration, however, he must be stripped, like Voss, of his own pretensions and the schisms within his self.
    Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Attending the new pope is a revelation that really could throw the church into open schism.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of schism
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