1. plural of discordancy; instances or states of disagreement, conflict, or lack of harmony
Usage: formal; typically used in academic or technical contexts
2. in music, instances of clashing or dissonant sounds; lack of musical harmony
Usage: musical; technical

Examples

• The report highlighted several discordancies between the two witness accounts.
• There were notable discordancies in the data that required further investigation.
• The composer deliberately introduced discordancies to create tension in the piece.
• Discordancies in the historical records made it difficult to establish a clear timeline.
• The study revealed discordancies between the predicted and observed results.
• Musical discordancies can be used effectively in modern compositions.