All 3 Uses of
discord
in
The Awakening
- It was something which announced itself; a chill breath that seemed to issue from some vast cavern wherein discords waited.†
Chpt 30 *
- The voices of Edna's disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night.
Chpt 30 *discordant = unpleasant combination of sounds
- "I returned day before yesterday," he answered, while he leaned his arm on the keys, bringing forth a crash of discordant sound.†
Chpt 33
Definitions:
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(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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(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