online medical dictionary | definition of discordant

1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious. "The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce." (Motley)

2. [See Discord.

2.

Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. "For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart." (Longfellow)

3. <geology> Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault.

Synonyms: Disagreeing, incongruous, contradictory, repugnant, opposite, contrary, inconsistent, dissonant, harsh, jarring, irreconcilable.

Discord"antly, Discord"antness.

Origin: OE. Discordant, descordaunt, OF. Descordant, discordant, F. Discordant, p. Pr. Of discorder, OF. Also, descorder. See Discord.

(01 Mar 1998)