adj
Meaning 1
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
discrepant
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈdɪskɹɪpənt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A dissident.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, formal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
not in accord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- desires at variance with his duty
- widely discrepant statements
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: at variance(p), dissonant
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not in agreement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inconsistent
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not compatible with other facts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incompatible
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepānsder. English discrepant From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: epäjohdonmukainen — inconsistent, dissimilar
- German: diskrepant — inconsistent, dissimilar
- Hungarian: ellentmondó — inconsistent, dissimilar
- Hungarian: eltérő — inconsistent, dissimilar
- Romanian: discrepant — inconsistent, dissimilar