All 6 Uses of
discord
in
War and Peace
- diverse discordant sounds of disorder
Chpt 11 *discordant = sounds that don't sound right together
- It would be too painful to me to think that I might be a cause of sorrow or discord in the family that has been so good to me...
Chpt 12 *discord = conflict
- What was new in them was a certain uneasiness and occasional discord, which there used not to be, and which, as Nicholas soon found out, was due to the bad state of their affairs.†
Chpt 7
- If there is any misunderstanding and discord between you and Mary, I can't blame her for it at all.†
Chpt 9
- They were singing discordantly, arduously, and with great effort, evidently not because they wished to sing, but because they wanted to show they were drunk and on a spree.†
Chpt 11
- The vestibule was filled with the discordant sounds of a struggle and of a tipsy, hoarse voice.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(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 -
(2)
(discord as in: discordant music) unpleasant sound -- especially a combination of sounds that sound wrong together (though sometimes done intentionally in music)