Definition of "discordance" noun countable and uncountable , plural discordances
A state of being discordant ; disagreement , inconsistency . quotations examples
Quotations To talk nonsense , or poetry , or the dash between the two , in a tone of profound sincerity , and to enunciate solemn discordances with received opinion so seriously as to convey the impression of a spiritual insight , is the peculiar gift by which monomaniacs , having first persuaded themselves , contrive to influence their neighbours , and through them to make conquest of a good half of the world , for good or for ill .
1859, George Meredith, chapter 15, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall