n. Want of concord or harmony between persons or things; disagreement of relations; especially, as applied to persons, difference of opinions; variance; opposition; contention; strife; any disagreement which produces passion, contest, disputes, litigation, or war.n. In music: The combination of two tones that are inharmonious with each other, or inconclusive in combined effect; a dissonance.n. The interval between two such tones; any interval not a unison, octave, perfect fifth, perfect fourth, major or minor third, or major or minor sixth. In medieval music all but the first three of the above intervals were at first regarded as discords.n. Either of the two tones forming such an interval.n. A chord containing such intervals.See dissonance.n. Henceā3. Any confused noise; a mingling or clashing of sounds; a harsh clang or uproar.To disagree; jar; clash.To be discordant or dissonant.n.