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discord¹

  • /ˈdɪskɔɹd/ US
  • /ˈdɪskɔːd/ UK
  • /dɪsˈkɔɹd/ US
  • /dɪsˈkɔːd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

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.

noun discords

  1. countable, uncountable Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord. A false witnesse that speaketh lies; and him that soweth discord among brethren.
  2. countable, uncountable Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  3. countable, uncountable Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds. […] For a Diſcord it ſelfe is but a Harſhneſſe of Diuers Sounds Meeting.
  4. countable, uncountable An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

verb discords · discording · discorded

  1. archaic, intransitive To disagree; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash. […] Sometimes the one Iarring and diſcording with the other, and making a Confuſion; […]

discord²

  • /dɪsˈkɔɹd/ US
  • /dɪsˈkɔːd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d

verb discords · discording · discorded

  1. rare, transitive To untie things which are connected by a cord.

Discord³

  • /ˈdɪskɔɹd/ US
  • /ˈdɪskɔːd/ UK
  • /dɪsˈkɔːd/ Hong Kong

Where it comes from

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 ™, and has a website you can get. […] we fell in love with the name”.

proper noun

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

    Similar: DS

noun Discords

  1. informal A Discord server. “I definitely looked at that [the FSU Holy Trinity Discord server] and I looked at other Discord servers that I made in the past. I wanted to see what channels worked. … But by looking at other FSU Discords on campus, I was able to get inspiration from that,” she [Sarah Sagan] said.
  2. informal A Discord account. Most days, she falls asleep with her Discord on; while some days, she barely even sleeps at all.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: disaccord, discordance, disagree, dissension, strife, disharmony, disunity, cacophony, dissent, enmity, disapproval, contradiction, alienation, trouble, divergence, dispute

Translations

Every language

noun lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord

Españoldiscordia, desencuentro
한국어불협화음 bulhyeophwa'eum, 부조화 bujohwa
日本語不調和 fuchōwa, 不和 fuwa
中文不調和 /不调和 bùtiáohé, 不和 bùhé
हिन्दीकलह kalah, फूट phūṭ
Portuguêsdiscórdia
Françaisdiscorde, désaccord
DeutschUneinigkeit, Streit
Italianodiscordia, dissenso, zizzania
Ελληνικάδιχόνοια dichónoia, διάσταση diástasi, έριδα érida
Românădiscordie
Русскийразногла́сие raznoglásije, разла́д razlád, несогла́сие nesoglásije

noun tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension

Españoldiscordia
हिन्दीअनबन anban
Portuguêsdiscórdia
Françaisdiscorde, dispute, dissension
DeutschZwietracht
Italianodiscordia, dissenso
Ελληνικάδιαμάχη diamáchi
Românădiscordie
Русскийраздо́р razdór, рознь roznʹ, нелады́ neladý

noun any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds

Portuguêsdiscórdia
DeutschMissklang, Lärm
Italianodissonanza

noun music: an inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance

日本語不協和音 fukyōwaon
Portuguêsdiscórdia
Françaisdissonance
DeutschDissonanz, Kakophonie
Italianodissonanza
Ελληνικάδυσαρμονία dysarmonía, παραφωνία parafonía
Русскийдиссона́нс dissonáns

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한국어디스코드 Diseukodeu
日本語ディスコード Disukōdo
हिन्दीडिस्कॉर्ड ḍiskŏrḍ
РусскийДиско́рд Diskórd

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@misc{discord_2026,
  title = {discord},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/discord},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}