All 3 Uses of
discord
in
Leaves of Grass
- To fashion's, custom's discord, To the mad Babel-din, the deafening orgies, Soothing each lull a strain is heard, just heard, From some far shore the final chorus sounding.†
Chpt 17 (definition 2)
- A harsh discordant natal scream
Chpt 17 (definition 1) *discordant = unpleasant sounding
- the needed discord
Chpt 34 (definition 2) *discord = conflict or disagreement -- especially among those expected to cooperate
Definitions:
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(1) (discord as in: discordant music) unpleasant sound -- especially a combination of sounds that sound wrong together (though sometimes done intentionally in music)
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(2) (discord as in: discord amongst the group) conflict or disagreement -- especially among those expected to cooperate
or (especially in the form discordant):
seeming different or wrong along with everything else