Difference between Discord and Discordance

What is the difference between Discord and Discordance?

Discord as a noun is lack of concord, agreement or harmony among persons, groups, or things. while Discordance as a noun is a state of discord

Discord

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To disagree; to be at variance; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Lack of concord, agreement or harmony among persons, groups, or things. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension. An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance. Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.

Example sentence: I urge the citizens of Ferguson who have been peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights to join with law enforcement in condemning the actions of looters, vandals and others seeking to inflame tensions and sow discord.

Discordance

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A state of discordThe presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins)

We hope you now know whether to use Discord or Discordance in your sentence.

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