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discordant

[dis-kawr-dnt] / dɪsˈkɔr dnt /


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It’s odd and discordant with a strange magic all its own — a blessing in what’s otherwise a lame remix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

As applied to religious symbols, Lemon led to a series of fractured decisions from 1984 to 2010 that pleased no one and provided widely discordant direction to lower courts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

And it ends with Sabotage, where discordant pianos and jump-scare strings soundtrack her self-destruction.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Where the first wave of bands that emerged from downtown were more traditionally rock and roll and melodic, No Wave was the louder, darker, discordant underbelly and the logical next step.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026

Thousands of flags waved, adding their discordant national anthems to the racket.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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