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# discord

noun (discord, discords)

«discord» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Disagreement and quarrelling between people, which breaks a group apart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discord/#m1)
2. (in music) notes that sound harsh and clashing when played together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discord/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a goddess of discord stirs up quarrels among the gods; in lessons it means arguments that split a group

### Examples

- There was discord in the family after the lost ring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discord/#x1)
- The goddess of Discord made the gods fight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discord/#x2)
- Two notes played together gave a harsh discord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discord/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It means quarrels and strife that split families and communities apart.

**Interpretation.** Proverbs lists sowing discord among brothers among the things God hates. The tradition treats peace between people as a very high value.

### Examples

- Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord. (Writings PRO.6.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discord/#x1)
- A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. (Writings PRO.6.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discord/#x2)
- A wrathful man stirreth up discord; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. (Writings PRO.15.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discord/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discord» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discord/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discord» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discord.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «discord» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/discord/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discord» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/discord.html) on Mova free.