at odds

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at odds

/ət‿ˈɒdz/ UK
/ət‿ˈɑdz/ US, dialectal
[əɾ‿ˈɑdz] US, dialectal
/ət‿ˈɒdz/ Canada, dialectal
[əɾ‿ˈɒdz] Canada, dialectal
/ət‿ˈɔdz/ Australia
[əɾ‿ˈɔdz] Australia
/ət‿ˈɒdz/ New Zealand
[əɾ‿ˈɔ̟dz] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒdz

Where it comes from

From at + odds (“(obsolete) dissimilarity; inequality”).

phrase

idiomatic In disagreement; conflicting. The witness’s statement seems to be at odds with the evidence—not a good sign for the prosecutor.
Similar: at loggerheads, at sixes and sevens, at variance

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prep_phrase in disagreement — see also conflicting

Español	en conflicto, en desacuerdo
中文	不和 bùhé, 不相稱 /不相称 bù xiāngchèn, 不一致 bù yīzhì, 大相逕庭 /大相迳庭 dàxiāngjìngtíng
Français	en conflit
Italiano	in conflitto, in contrasto, in disaccordo

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@misc{at_odds_2026,
  title = {at odds},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/at%20odds},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}