discrepancy
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discrepancy
- /dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/ Canada, US, UK
- /dɪˈskɹepənsi/ Australia
- /dəˈskɹepənsi/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.
noun discrepancies · discrepance
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An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.
Similar: conflict, contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity, divergence, incompatibility, inconsistency, mismatch, variance, variation
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The state or quality of being discrepant.
Similar: discordance, anomalous
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: divergence, disagreement, variance, variant, inconsistency, discordance, dissonance, incongruity, irregularity, incoherence, incompatibility, imbalance, dissent, disparity, disproportion, misalignment
Translations
Every language
noun inconsistency
| Español | discrepancia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 違い chigai, 食い違い kuichigai, 不一致 fuitchi |
| 中文 | 差異 /差异 chāyì |
| हिन्दी | असंगति asaṅgti, विसंगति visaṅgti |
| Português | discrepância |
| Français | incohérence |
| Deutsch | Diskrepanz, Widerspruch, Unstimmigkeit, Abweichung |
| Ελληνικά | ασυμφωνία asymfonía |
| Русский | расхожде́ние rasxoždénije, разногла́сие raznoglásije |
| العربية | تَضَارُب taḍārub, تَنَاقُض tanāquḍ, تَفَاوُت tafāwut |
noun discrepant state
| Português | discrepância |
|---|---|
| Русский | разли́чие razlíčije, несоотве́тствие nesootvétstvije |
Talk about this word "discrepancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/discrepancy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. discrepancy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/discrepancy "discrepancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/discrepancy.Cite this
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title = {discrepancy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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