adjective
- being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- Geology. (of strata) structurally unconformable.
adjective
- at variance; disagreeing
- harsh in sound; inharmonious
late 14c., discordaunt, from Old French descordant, present participle of descorder (see discord (n.)). Related: Discordantly.