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discord

name · noun · verb · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈdɪskɔɹd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɪskɔːd/
  • Hong-Kong: /dɪsˈkɔːd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /dɪsˈkɔɹd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkɔːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH1 S K AO0 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: social media

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: DS

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A Discord server.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A Discord account.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To disagree; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To untie things which are connected by a cord.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

strife resulting from a lack of agreement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discordance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: strife

11

noun

Meaning 11

a harsh mixture of sounds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discordance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dissonance

12

noun

Meaning 12

disagreement among those expected to cooperate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dissension

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disagreement

Narrower terms: confrontation, division, variance

13

noun

Meaning 13

lack of agreement or harmony

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strife

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disorder

14

verb

Meaning 14

be different from one another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disagree, disaccord

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: be

History

Etymology

See discord. Jason Citron, developer: “We picked the name because [...] it just sounds cool and has to do with talking. [...] [It] is easy to say, spell, remember, [...] available for TM, and has a website you can get. [...] we fell in love with the name”.

Circa 1230, Middle English descorde, discorde; from Anglo-Norman, Old French descort (derivative of descorder), descorde (“disagreement”); from Latin discordia, from discors (“disagreeing, disagreement”), from dis- (“apart”) + cor, cordis (“heart”). Verb derives from Middle English discorden, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descorder, from Latin discordāre, from discord-, as above.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English cord English discord From dis- + cord (“tie, bind”).

Across languages

Translations

122 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Դիսկորդ (Diskord) — app
  • Hindi: डिस्कॉर्ड (ḍiskŏrḍ) — app
  • Japanese: ディスコード (Disukōdo) — app
  • Korean: 디스코드 (Diseukodeu) — app
  • Russian: Диско́рд (Diskórd) — app
  • Swedish: Discord — app
  • Thai: ดิสคอร์ด — app
  • Ukrainian: Діско́рд (Diskórd) — app
  • Albanian: mosmarrëveshje — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Azerbaijani: nifaq — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Bulgarian: несъгласие (nesǎglasie) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Bulgarian: разногласие (raznoglasie) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Catalan: discòrdia — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不調和 /不调和 (bùtiáohé) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不和 (bùhé) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Dutch: onenigheid — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Esperanto: malakordo — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Finnish: epäsopu — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Finnish: eripura — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Finnish: soraääni — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • French: discorde — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • French: désaccord — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Galician: discordia — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • German: Uneinigkeit — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • German: Streit — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 (twisstass) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Greek: διχόνοια (dichónoia) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Greek: διάσταση (diástasi) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Greek: έριδα (érida) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Hindi: कलह (kalah) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Hindi: फूट (phūṭ) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Irish: imreas — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Italian: discordia — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Italian: dissenso — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Italian: zizzania — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Japanese: 不調和 (fuchōwa) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Japanese: 不和 (fuwa) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Korean: 불협화음 (bulhyeophwa'eum) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Korean: 부조화 (bujohwa) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Latin: dissensus — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Malayalam: ഭിന്നത (bhinnata) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Malayalam: വിയോജിപ്പ് (viyōjippŭ) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Old English: unġeþwǣrnes — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Polish: niezgoda — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Portuguese: discórdia — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Romanian: discordie — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Russian: разногла́сие (raznoglásije) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Russian: разла́д (razlád) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Russian: несогла́сие (nesoglásije) — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-chòrdadh — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Scottish Gaelic: eas-aonta — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Scottish Gaelic: eadar-chasaideachd — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Spanish: discordia — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Spanish: desencuentro — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Swedish: missämja — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Swedish: oenighet — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Swedish: split — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Turkish: anlaşmazlık — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Turkish: ihtilaf — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Walloon: bisbrouye — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Welsh: anghydfod — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Welsh: anghytundeb — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Welsh: anghytgord — lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord
  • Azerbaijani: nifaq — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Bulgarian: раздо́р (razdór) — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Dutch: tweedracht — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Esperanto: malakordo — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Finnish: epäsopu — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Finnish: eripura — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • French: discorde — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • French: dispute — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • French: dissension — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • German: Zwietracht — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (missaqiss) — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Greek: διαμάχη (diamáchi) — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Ancient Greek: διαφορά (diaphorá) — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Ancient Greek: ἔρις (éris) — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Hindi: अनबन (anban) — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Irish: imreas — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Italian: discordia — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Italian: dissenso — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Latin: dissensus — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Old English: unġeþwǣrnes — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Portuguese: discórdia — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Romanian: discordie — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Russian: раздо́р (razdór) — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Russian: рознь (roznʹ) — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Russian: нелады́ (neladý) — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-chòrdadh — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Scottish Gaelic: eas-aonta — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Spanish: discordia — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Tocharian B: ysalye — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Turkish: anlaşmazlık — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Turkish: fikir ayrılığı — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Welsh: cynnen — tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension
  • Dutch: kabaal — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • Finnish: riitasointu — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • Finnish: soraääni — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • German: Missklang — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • German: Lärm — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • Italian: dissonanza — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • Portuguese: discórdia — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • Turkish: ahenksizlik — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • Welsh: anghytgord — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • Welsh: anghyseinedd — any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds
  • Bulgarian: дисонанс (disonans) — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Catalan: dissonància — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Dutch: kakofonie — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Finnish: riitasointu — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • French: dissonance — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • German: Dissonanz — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • German: Kakophonie — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Greek: δυσαρμονία (dysarmonía) — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Greek: παραφωνία (parafonía) — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Italian: dissonanza — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Japanese: 不協和音 (fukyōwaon) — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Polish: kakofonia — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Portuguese: discórdia — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Russian: диссона́нс (dissonáns) — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Swedish: dissonans — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Telugu: అపస్వరము (apasvaramu) — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance
  • Turkish: kakofoni — music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance