discordant

[ dis-kawr-dnt ]

/ dɪsˈkɔr dnt /

being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.

disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.

Geology. (of strata) structurally unconformable.

Origin of discordant

1250–1300; Middle English discordaunt < Anglo-French < Latin discordant- (stem of discordāns), present participle of discordāre. See discord, -ant

dis·cord·ant·ly, adverb non·dis·cord·ant, adjective un·dis·cord·ant, adjective un·dis·cord·ant·ly, adverb

I think John's imagination was worked upon by the sweet and mournful hymns that were discordantly sung in the stiff old parlors.

Being a Boy |Charles Dudley Warner
A heartless loon laughed long and discordantly over their wretched plight.

Strange Stories of the Great Valley |Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
Captain Dove lay back in his bunk and laughed, most discordantly.

The White Blackbird |Hudson Douglas
They were exceeding noisy, singing most discordantly and laughing at indecent jests.

Blackbeard: Buccaneer |Ralph D. Paine

A feeling of relief came over each, and they laughed hysterically and discordantly.

Stories in Light and Shadow |Bret Harte

discordant

/ (dɪsˈkɔːdənt) /

at variance; disagreeing

harsh in sound; inharmonious

discordantly, adverb