Definition for DIS-CORD'ANT

DIS-CORD'ANT, a. [L. discordans.]

  1. Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; being at variance; as, discordant opinions; discordant rules or principles.
  2. Opposite; contrarious; not coincident; as, the discordant attractions of comets, or of different planets. – Cheyne.
  3. Dissonant; not in unison; not harmonious; not accordant; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds.

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