Both Uses
discord
in
The Bourne Identity
(Edited)
- The entire business had taken an hour and twenty minutes, only one discordant note intruding on the smooth proceedings.
Chpt 4 *discordant = conflicting
- It clattered as the board lit up with incoming calls that made no connections, answered only with discordant hums.
Chpt 14 *discordant = unpleasant sounding
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 in context -
(2)
(discord as in: discordant music) unpleasant sound -- especially a combination of sounds that sound wrong together (though sometimes done intentionally in music)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)