discordant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dis·cord·ant /dɪsˈkɔːdənt $ -ɔːr-/ adjective 1. APMC formal a discordant sound is unpleasant because it is made up of musical notes that do not go together well 〔声音〕不协和的，刺耳的2 literarySTRANGE strange, wrong, or unsuitable in relation to everything around 〔与周围事物〕不和谐的，不协调的 OPP harmonious The modern decor strikes a discordant note in this old building. 现代化的装潢与这座古老的建筑本身很不协调。3 DISAGREE formal not in agreement 不一致的，相互冲突的 discordant results from the experiment 不一致的实验结果
Examples from the Corpus
discordant• The authorities on the issue are discordant.• Strange discordant music emanated from the woods.• Yet, to propose the possibility of adoption by such a couple strikes a discordant note.• Trehub, in Toronto, found that 6-to 9-month-old babies could tell whether a musical sequence was discordant or harmonious.• The two experiments gave us discordant results.• In fact it tends to generate some very discordant results.strikes a discordant note• Yet, to propose the possibility of adoption by such a couple strikes a discordant note.dis·cord·ant adjectiveChineseSyllable
unpleasant Corpus sound is a because discordant
discordant
dis‧cord‧ant /dɪsˈkɔːdənt $ -ɔːr-/
adjective
1. formal a discordant sound is unpleasant because it is made up of musical notes that do not go together well
2. literary strange, wrong, or unsuitable in relation to everything around
OPP harmonious:
The modern decor strikes a discordant note in this old building.
3. formal not in agreement:
discordant results from the experiment
dis‧cord‧ant /dɪsˈkɔːdənt $ -ɔːr-/
adjective1. formal a discordant sound is unpleasant because it is made up of musical notes that do not go together well
2. literary strange, wrong, or unsuitable in relation to everything around
OPP harmonious:
3. formal not in agreement: