Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Lack of harmony; discord.
- noun Something not in accord; a conflict.
- noun A combination of sounds considered dissonant or unpleasant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Want of harmony; discord; incongruity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Want of harmony; discord; incongruity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
absence ofharmony orconcordance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lack of harmony
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Examples
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But disharmony is the very reason why a centre for harmonizing is necessary.
Multilateralism as the Response to Contemporary Challenges 2006
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But disharmony is the very reason why a centre for harmonizing is necessary.
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In fact, the "dirty little secret" that he perceives - the "disharmony" - apparently doesn't exist in the first place.
Tête-à-Tête-Tête 2009
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143 Additionally, the brief discounted the suggestion that the marital rape exemption itself promotes domestic harmony and reconciliation, stating, "Marital disharmony is created by the sexual violence, not by a subsequent criminal prosecution."
'Trivial Complaints:' The Role of Privacy in Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the U.S. 2008
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The rebellious angel then tries singing another tune, which is also in disharmony.
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'disharmony' - is generated by the effects of youngsters not having fathers around.
feminist blogs 2008
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'disharmony' - societal disharmony; such as crime.
feminist blogs 2008
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'disharmony' - societal disharmony; such as crime.
feminist blogs 2008
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Yum - I love what you wrote about coleslaw and the 'disharmony' it can create in a meal if it's no good.
Side of Slaw Lindy 2006
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Also, if the self disappears into harmony, how can there be the kind of disharmony associated with emotion?
Dewey's Aesthetics Leddy, Tom 2006
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