Inimical vs Discordant - What's the difference?
inimical | discordant | Related terms |
Harmful in effect.
Unfriendly, hostile.
not in harmony or accord
harsh or dissonant sounding
(public health) serodiscordant
(geology) of a differing type of rock cutting across a formation
Inimical is a related term of discordant.
As adjectives the difference between inimical and discordant
is that inimical is harmful in effect while discordant is not in harmony or accord.inimical
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Suicide is inimical to the health of the participant.
- Her inimical attitude precludes romance.
Synonyms
* inimic, inimicablediscordant
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Alternative forms
* discordaunt (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Dikes may be discordant to country rock if they intrude at a high angle to the bedding
