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disharmonious

dis·har·mo·ni·ous
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-hahr-moh-nee-uh s]
    • /ˌdɪs hɑrˈmoʊ ni əs/
    • /dɪshɑːˈməʊnjəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-hahr-moh-nee-uh s]
    • /ˌdɪs hɑrˈmoʊ ni əs/

Definitions of disharmonious word

  • adjective disharmonious inharmonious; discordant. 1
  • noun disharmonious The opposite of harmonious; lacking harmony. 1
See all 2 definitions of disharmonious

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Origin of disharmonious

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; dis-1 + harmonious

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Parts of speech for Disharmonious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Disharmonious

disharmonious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for disharmonious

adj disharmonious

  • discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
  • jarring — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
  • raucous — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
  • cacophonous — If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant.
  • grating — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.

adjective disharmonious

  • tense — in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
  • uneasy — not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
  • bitter — In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
  • resentful — full of or marked by resentment.
  • cacophonic — Discordant.
All 62 Synonyms of disharmonious

Antonyms for disharmonious

adj disharmonious

  • compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
  • complementary — Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
  • consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
  • similar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
  • harmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
All 11 Antonyms of disharmonious

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