All 3 Uses of
discord
in
This Side of Paradise
- the nervous twanging and discord of untuned violins
Chpt 1.1 *discord = unpleasant sound
- She should have descended to a burst of drums or a discordant blend of themes from "Thais" and "Carmen."†
Chpt 1.2
- And in this new loneness of his that had been selected for what greatness he might achieve, beauty must be relative or, itself a harmony, it would make only a discord.†
Chpt 2.5 *
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)