discordant
Example Sentences
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Without sense, it could be a myopic rumination on climate change mixed with a treacly buddy comedy, where two opposing temperaments clash into a discordant, aggravating mess.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Writer-director Michael Shanks plays their discordant musical taste like a minor joke among all the major reasons why their codependent relationship has hit the skids.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
In lieu of inspiring, anthemic music, the score, by Nala Sinephro, is a jagged, discordant thing more akin to noise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
There's a thrilling version of Clocks that shudders with discordant guitar riffs before resolving into a powerful chorus; and an extended acoustic version of Sparks has fans swooning.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
Pet was a loud secret in her, a wrong note in the usual harmony of her house, making it discordant, guilty.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
Vocabulary lists containing discordant
Grade 9, List 4
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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