Synonyms of disharmony

disharmony

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˈhär-mə-nē 

as in discord

a lack of agreement or harmony

a period of disharmony between the two groups

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discord
• strife
• friction
• discordance
• conflict
• schism
• war
• discordancy
• warfare
• dissent
• division
• disunity
• clash
• dissonance
• dispute
• dissension
• variance
• infighting
• inharmony
• hostility
• disunion
• altercation
• dissidence
• disagreement
• divide
• contention
• disaccord
• argument
• quarrel
• collision
• debate
• fight
• competition
• fissure
• inconsistency
• brawl
• incongruence
• animosity
• incompatibility
• squabble
• antagonism
• incongruity
• bicker
• spat
• falling-out
• enmity
• tiff
• rancor
• row
• run-in
• wrangle
• inconsistence
• mix-up
• antipathy
• cold war
• jar
• ill will
• scrap
• inharmoniousness
• hassle
• incongruousness
• inconsonance
• miff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harmony
• peace
• agreement
• accord
• cooperation
• concord
• concordance
• concurrence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disharmony

The reality of that is that Islanders are agreeing to enter a system designed to cause disharmony on the way to evolvement and, hopefully, eventually, acceptance. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2026

But few men know how to progress through tournaments like Deschamps, who has never experienced the problems France have often encountered — most obviously in the 2010 World Cup — with off-field disharmony. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 May 2026

Eventually, Ash finds in herself a gradual attraction, not only to religious practice but to the wild disharmonies of belief. — Lauren Boersma Harris, New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2025

The candor of the writing combined with the multitude of insights into aging, immigration, history of European armed conflicts and the impact of family disharmony provide unique insight into a multitude of life lessons. — The Know, Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2025