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inharmonious

[ in-hahr-moh-nee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
  2. not congenial or compatible; discordant; disagreeing:

    It was unpleasant to spend an evening with such an inharmonious group.



inharmonious

/ ˌɪnhɑːˈməʊnɪəs /

adjective

  1. Alsoinharmonicˌɪnhɑːˈmɒnɪk lacking harmony; discordant
  2. lacking accord or agreement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinharˈmoniously, adverb
  • ˌinharˈmoniousness, noun
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Other Words From

  • inhar·moni·ous·ly adverb
  • inhar·moni·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inharmonious1

First recorded in 1705–15; in- 3 + harmonious
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Example Sentences

Modern society is inherently inharmonious — think of children shouting, dogs barking, lawn mowers roaring.

As I lie there, listening to the scanner’s inharmonious beeps, rumbles and alien-laser-gun sounds, I’m not thinking of anything in particular.

They took turns getting on top of each other, trading ineffectual blows with inharmonious sound effects that made it seem as though they were fighting to the death.

Italy’s new populist administration has since used virulent tactics to fulfil its anti-immigration pledge, including denying docking rights to rescue ships, while trying to push an inharmonious EU into sharing responsibility.

These maps — and their lingering effects — derive from a time when the American government, he writes, believed that “inharmonious racial groups” should be separated.

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