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disaccord

dis·ac·cord
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-uh-kawrd]
    • /ˌdɪs əˈkɔrd/
    • /ˌdɪ.səˈk.ɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-uh-kawrd]
    • /ˌdɪs əˈkɔrd/

Definitions of disaccord word

  • verb without object disaccord to be out of accord; disagree. 1
  • noun disaccord disagreement: grave disaccords among nations. 1
  • noun disaccord Lack of agreement or harmony. 1
  • noun disaccord lack of agreement or harmony 0
  • verb disaccord to be out of agreement; disagree 0
  • intransitive verb disaccord to refuse to agree; disagree 0

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Origin of disaccord

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French desac(c)order, derivative of desacort. See dis-1, accord

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Parts of speech for Disaccord

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

disaccord popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for disaccord

noun disaccord

  • dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
  • conflict — Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.
  • clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
  • discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
  • argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.

verb disaccord

  • differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
  • disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.

Antonyms for disaccord

noun disaccord

  • agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
  • harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
  • accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.

verb disaccord

  • consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
  • harmonize — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
  • agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
  • harmonise — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.

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