The state of being in disagreement or lack of harmony. The discordance between the two reports caused confusion among the team members.
A harsh or jarring sound; dissonance. The discordance of the out-of-tune orchestra was unpleasant to the audience.
In genetics and medicine, the condition in which a particular trait or disease is present in only one member of a pair of twins or siblings. The study found a high rate of discordance for diabetes among monozygotic twins.