dis|crep|ant

dis|crep|ant
dis|crep|ant «dihs KREHP uhnt», adjective.
showing lack of harmony; disagreeing; different; inconsistent. SYNONYM(S): discordant, inharmonious.
[< Latin discrepāns, -antis, present participle of discrepāre sound differently < dis- apart, off + crepāre to sound]
dis|crep´ant|ly, adverb.

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  • dis|crep´ant|ly — dis|crep|ant «dihs KREHP uhnt», adjective. showing lack of harmony; disagreeing; different; inconsistent. SYNONYM(S): discordant, inharmonious. ╂[< Latin discrepāns, antis, present participle of discrepāre sound differently < dis apart, off …   Useful english dictionary

  • crep — crep·ance; crep·ey; crep·i·ness; crep·i·tant; crep·i·tate; crep·i·ta·tion; crep·i·tus; de·crep·it; de·crep·i·tate; de·crep·i·ta·tion; de·crep·it·ly; de·crep·it·ness; de·crep·i·tude; dis·crep·ance; dis·crep·an·cy; dis·crep·ant; hip·po·crep·i·form; …   English syllables

  • Ant — Ant·a·buse; ant·ambulacral; ant·apex; ant·arc·ta·lian; ant·arctic; ant·arc·ti·ca; ant·arc·to·gae·an; ant; ant·bird; ant·echi·no·mys; ant·echi·nus; ant·ep·ir·rhe·ma; ant·er·gic; ant·he·li·on; ant·hill; ant·ing; ant·ler; ant·lered; ant·ler·ite;… …   English syllables

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • ant — abrad·ant; ador·ant; adul·ter·ant; ano·rex·i·ant; ant·ac·id; ant·werp; ap·pend·ant; as·cend·ant; as·sail·ant; as·sist·ant; at·tend·ant; beau·sé·ant; cau·ter·ant; cha·toy·ant; clair·voy·ant; com·bat·ant; com·plain·ant; con·tin·u·ant; de·fend·ant;… …   English syllables

  • discrepant — dis·crep·ant …   English syllables

  • discrepantly — dis·crep·ant·ly …   English syllables

  • discrepant — dis•crep•ant [[t]dɪˈskrɛp ənt[/t]] adj. (usu. of two or more accounts, findings, etc.) differing; disagreeing; inconsistent • Etymology: 1400–50; < L discrepant , s. of discrepāns, prp. of discrepāre to sound discordant = dis I+crepāre to… …   From formal English to slang

  • Discrepant — Dis*crep ant, a. [L. discrepans, antis, p. pr. of discrepare to sound differently or discordantly; dis + crepare to rattle, creak: cf. OF. discrepant. See {Crepitate}.] Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different. [1913 Webster] The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discrepant — Dis*crep ant, n. A dissident. J. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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