disharmony

dis·har·mo·ny

noun \-nē\

Definition of DISHARMONY

: lack of harmony : discord

— dis·har·mon·ic \-här-ˈmä-nik\ adjective

Examples of DISHARMONY

1. <having witnessed so much domestic disharmony while growing up, he was in no rush to join the ranks of the married>

First Known Use of DISHARMONY

circa 1602

Related to DISHARMONY

Synonyms: conflict, disaccord, discordance, discordancy, discord, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, friction, infighting, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare

Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord, concordance, harmony, peace

Related Words: clash, collision, competition, contention; altercation, argument, bicker, brawl, debate, disagreement, dispute, divide, fissure; falling-out, fight, hassle, jar, miff, mix-up, quarrel, row, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, inconsistence, inconsistency, inconsonance, inharmoniousness; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, cold war, enmity, hostility, ill will, rancor

Near Antonyms: concurrence, cooperation

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