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Meaning of Discord | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈdɪskɔɹd

Definitions

  1. An instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.
  2. A Discord server.
  3. Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
  4. A Discord account.
  5. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
  6. Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.
  7. An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

Equivalents

Български разногласие
Čeština různice
Esperanto malakordo
Gaeilge imreas
Kurdî kakofonî
Latina dissensus
മലയാളം ഭിന്നത
Nederlands kabaal kakofonie onenigheid tweedracht
Português discórdia
Română discordie
తెలుగు అపస్వరము

Examples

“A false witnesse that speaketh lies; and him that soweth discord among brethren.”
“The proposition is peace. Not peace through the medium of war; not peace to be hunted through the labyrinth of intricate and endless negotiations; not peace to arise out of universal discord, fomented from principle, in all parts of the empire; […]”
“[…] For a Diſcord it ſelfe is but a Harſhneſſe of Diuers Sounds Meeting.”
““I definitely looked at that [the FSU Holy Trinity Discord server] and I looked at other Discord servers that I made in the past. I wanted to see what channels worked. … But by looking at other FSU Discords on campus, I was able to get inspiration from that,” she [Sarah Sagan] said.”
“Women are carving out their own safe spaces in the gaming world by organizing women-only teams, tournaments and Discords, free from the sexism they encounter in co-ed competitions. […] Female gamers have also created Discord servers — online platforms for chatting — only for women, where they compete in tournaments or play together as a team. […] The Galorant Discord has a verification system that includes photo identification with the member’s username to ensure only women can join the Discord.”
““I like to use Discord because it works on my computer as well as on my phone,” senior Arman Sagmanligil said. “A lot of video games or YouTubers or streamers tend to have Discords that I can join where I can get notifications as to their streams or their videos being released.””
“Most days, she falls asleep with her Discord on; while some days, she barely even sleeps at all.”
“Finally my PC was ready and I clicked in to my Discord. They’d made a new DM group chat.”
“Even though I have my pronouns pasted everywhere — my Instagram, my Discord, my LinkedIn, my email signature — so many people I interact with daily still do not get the hint.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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