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disharmony

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·har·mo·ny /dɪsˈhɑːməni $ -ɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]  DISAGREEdisagreement about important things which makes people be unfriendly to each other 〔在重要事情上的〕分歧,不和
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disharmonyWhat was a contribution to harmony in one context could become a support for disharmony in another set of circumstances.From either end of the plaza blaring phonographs played in disharmony.Disease is literally dis-ease, a state of disharmony and imbalance on one or other, or more, of these levels.In the 1960s this preoccupation gave way to an urgent need to consider domestic problems such as racial disharmony and poverty.Racial disharmony is what makes the news; when people get along, we don't hear about it.Celebrating such events now may lead only to social disharmony and resentment.At least you are starting with a breeding pair, but even so you may experience some disharmony.
dis·har·mo·ny nounChineseSyllable
Corpus people things which important disagreement makes about


disharmony
disharmony /dɪsˈhɑːməni $ -ɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]
disagreement about important things which makes people be unfriendly to each other


dis·har·monyBrE /dɪsˈhɑːməni/ 🔊NAmE /dɪsˈhɑːrməni/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) a lack of agreement about important things, which causes bad feelings between people or groups of people 不协调;不和谐;不一致marital/racial/social disharmony 夫妻不和;种族分歧;社会不协调 OPP harmony