discordant.

1. Clashing or disagreeable in sound rather than blending pleasantly.

2. Not fitting or agreeing with something else.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• discordant notes
• a discordant chord

On the page

A discordant chord sounded from the piano and broke the conversation.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more discordant; superlative most discordant when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.