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Spell Bee Word: discord


Basic Details

Word: Discord

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Disagreement and quarrelling between people; in music, notes that sound harsh and unpleasant together.

Synonyms: disagreement, conflict, quarrel, strife

Antonyms: harmony, agreement, peace

How to Spell Discord

Syllables: dis - cord

Tricky part: It ends in cord, like a rope or string, not chord, cort or kord.

Watch out for: discort, diskord, discorde

Memory tip: Picture a cord being pulled hard from both ends in a tug-of-war. Two sides pulling apart: that is discord, dis + cord.

Idioms and Phrases

  1. apple of discord: Something that causes a quarrel between people. Example: "The single window seat became the apple of discord on the school trip."

Usage Examples

Example 1: Arguments over the TV remote caused discord between the twins.

Example 2: The new rule created discord among the members of the club.

Example 3: A wrong note from the trumpet added discord to the band's tune.

Fun Fact

Discord has nothing to do with rope. It comes from the Latin discors, from dis (apart) and cor (heart), so it first described hearts that were not in agreement.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: discord

a) strife
b) quarrel
c) conflict
d) harmony

Show answer

d) harmony. Harmony means people getting along well, the opposite of discord.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) concord
b) discort
c) accord
d) record

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b) discort. Discord ends in cord, like record and accord.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

rocdsid

a) disco
b) record
c) discard
d) discord

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d) discord. The letters have an o but no a, so they spell discord and not discard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A family living in discord is ____.

a) often arguing
b) always travelling
c) very rich
d) always peaceful

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a) often arguing

2. In music, discord means ____.

a) a very slow song
b) a loud drum
c) a song with no words
d) notes that sound harsh together

Show answer

d) notes that sound harsh together

Associated Words

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