disharmonic

[ dis-hahr-mon-ik ]

adjective

1. lacking harmony; disharmonious; discordant.
2. without symmetry in physical form.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disharmonic¹

First recorded in 1885–90; disharmon(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

I became aware of just how terrifically not dead the most virulently dangerous forms of racism were around 2014, as the disharmonic convergence of social media, lightning-fast news cycles, and cellphones with video recording capacity filled my Facebook timeline with a seemingly endless parade of horrors.

From Washington Post

“If they play disharmonic noises, the noise will only get worse,” Mr. Gibtner added.

From New York Times

Yet it’s also appropriate, a kind of disharmonic convergence.

From New York Times

It does, however, conform to the dictates of nature, which decree that what is attuned shall live while the disharmonic and degenerate shall pass away.

From Project Gutenberg

Nature brooks no delay, and the disharmonic organism must attune itself or perish.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• discordant
• noisy
• raucous