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Disharmony vs Antagonism - What's the difference?

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Disharmony is a related term of antagonism.


As nouns the difference between disharmony and antagonism

is that disharmony is the absence of harmony or concordance while antagonism is a strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.

disharmony

English

Noun

(disharmonies)
  • The absence of harmony or concordance.
  • * 2013 , Luke Harding and Uki Goni, Argentina urges UK to hand back Falklands and 'end colonialism'' (in ''The Guardian , 3 January 2013)[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/02/argentina-britain-hand-back-falklands]
    • Critics suggest that Fernández, an unashamed populist and nationalist, is seeking to deflect attention from social disharmony at home.

    Synonyms

    * inharmony (not as common)

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    antagonism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.
    • The longstanding antagonism is manifested in frequent scuffles and shouting matches.

    Related terms

    () * agon * agonism * antagonist * antagonistic * antagonize