disharmonious

adjective

dis·har·mo·ni·ous | \ ˌdis-(ˌ)här-ˈmō-nē-əs

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Definition of disharmonious

: lacking in harmony

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Here is a transcript of relevant passages from her speech: Change, especially change that requires legislative solutions, will not occur easily given our vast, inherently disharmonious, and increasingly polarized country. — Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, "A Civil-Rights Icon Urges Law Grads to Defend Free Speech," 29 May 2018 In the meantime, our Mr. Mooney slithers into the pub, bringing the disharmonious vibe of a swinging, sexed-up London into this frozen outpost of the middle-class 1950s. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: A Criminally Enjoyable ‘Hangmen’ From Martin McDonagh," 5 Feb. 2018 But upstart vanguardists like Charles Ives and Henry Cowell instead took an idiosyncratic and disharmonious approach that shirked European models. — William Robin, New York Times, "The Pioneering Modernist Who Wrote an Audacious String Quartet," 13 Oct. 2017 At Williams, led by a disharmonious board that includes two activist hedge fund managers bent on selling the company and a longtime chief executive determined to keep it independent, the deal was hated by many from the start. — Leslie Picker And Julie Creswell, New York Times, "Once a Coup, Pipeline Company Deal Becomes a Nightmare," 25 Feb. 2016

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