disharmonic

adjective

Definition of disharmonicnext
as in disharmonious

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  1. disharmonious
  2. unbalanced
  3. inharmonious
  4. inharmonic
  5. unequal
  6. disordered
  7. asymmetrical
  8. incongruous
Adjective
  • Precisely for this reason, what is particularly important is the undertone of the brown lipstick, which can be pinkish or orange to create a continuum with the complexion, avoiding creating disharmonious contrasts.
    Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Yet Gracia, encouraged by the priests to suffer in imitation of Christ and for the promise of eternal afterlife, resolved to stay in disharmonious matrimony with Tadaoki.
    Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Definition of disharmonious
Adjective
  • Participants experiencing unbalanced relational support had increased rates of depression and sleep disturbances, largely due to the chronic stress from unmet emotional needs and feelings of unfair treatment.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • While putting your kids first isn’t necessarily a bad thing, according to experts, intensive parenting can lead to unhealthy pressures being placed on kids, and parents who aren’t focusing on themselves, to the point of leading a dangerously unbalanced life.3 What's Causing Intensive Parenting?
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of unbalanced
Adjective
  • Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • For sixteen hours a week, Valentine hopes to share some melody in a place that, for some, can feel inharmonious.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 July 2021
Definition of inharmonious
Adjective
  • The sound of this solicitation purr is especially inharmonic, and cat owners are actually more attuned to it than non-owners, so there's no learning to just ignore it.
    Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2012
  • The arc evolved from inharmonic drones and swoops to a stretch of rolling, arpeggiated waves reminiscent of musical minimalism, and then back again.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2019
Definition of inharmonic
Adjective
  • That unequal access to monitoring stations leads to disparities in the global ionospheric mapping accuracy.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The unequal recovery since the Great Recession and frustration that costly college degrees haven’t always yielded meaningful returns have only hardened those attitudes.
    Maria Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of unequal
Adjective
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
  • It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Definition of disordered
Adjective
  • The asymmetrical vintage chaise was reupholstered in checkerboard Larsen fabric.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Dion wore a slinky black gown with an asymmetrical cut at the shoulder, a dramatic choker around her neck and her hair pulled back in a bun.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of asymmetrical
Adjective
  • But the deep plunge of her gown’s neckline and the provenance of the Renaissance-style cross has divided opinion online, with some arguing the risqué cut feels incongruous with the religious symbol.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Of all the many cultural products that the United Kingdom has exported to the United States—Aston Martins, Doc Martens, Burberry coats, Cadbury chocolates, a lingering and historically incongruous fascination with the Royal Family—my favorite by far are first-rate fantasy novels for children.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of incongruous
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