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Disharmony vs Jarring - What's the difference?

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Disharmony is a related term of jarring.


As nouns the difference between disharmony and jarring

is that disharmony is the absence of harmony or concordance while jarring is an act of jarring (in any sense).

As a verb jarring is

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As an adjective jarring is

that jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.

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

    jarring

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of jarring (in any sense).
    • The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
    • (Dryden)