Jeff Greenfield

There is something discordant about a team of speechwriters and political operatives hammering away to create an image of the 'real, inner' candidate. And, to be blunt, there is no necessary connection between a moving life experience and the skills necessary for leadership.

American Journalist

Mary H.K. Choi

For my first job interview out of college, I wore a cream-colored cotton suit with cap sleeves and an inverted box pleat skirt that was appropriate for the late-August heat - and wildly discordant with the Red Hook offices of the graffiti magazine I had called twice to find.

South Korean Author

John Darnielle

Most of my interests in terms of writing are dark, so it's discordant how much I try to lock into the vibe of wherever I'm at. Inhabiting the life of the imagination is the nature of survival strategy - you build yourself little worlds to enjoy.

American Musician

John Burroughs

Living in the city is a discordant thing, an unnatural thing. The city, a place to which one goes to do business, is a place where men overreach each other in the fight for money. But it is not a place in which one can live.

American Author

Edward Weston

There is nothing like a Bach fugue to remove me from a discordant moment... only Bach hold up fresh and strong after repeated playing. I can always return to Bach when the other records weary me.

American Photographer

Adelaide Anne Procter

Seated one day at the organ, I was weary and ill at ease, and my fingers wandered idly over the noisy keys. It seemed the harmonious echo from our discordant life.

English Poet

Leonardo da Vinci

Medicine is the restoration of discordant elements; sickness is the discord of the elements infused into the living body.

Italian Artist

Jonathan Katz

The sterile, arid environment created by truly jarring and discordant signage and gargantuan billboards is a turnoff.

American Comedian

Ann Widdecombe

Almost anybody from the past will hold views discordant with the present.

British Politician

Henry David Thoreau

Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.

Discordant often implies unease or discomfort when ideas or elements don't match.

Emotional Impact

Use 'discordant' to express surprise when something doesn't fit the expected pattern.

Expect the Unexpected

In legal settings, 'discordant' often describes clashing evidence or opinions.

Legal Context

In debates, 'discordant' points can signify a lack of consensus.

Argument Clashes

'Discordant' in sound often describes a jarring, unpleasant musical combination.

Music and Noise

Sudden discordant noises can startle or disrupt peace.

Unexpected Sounds

'Discordant' can describe visual elements that clash, causing aesthetic tension.

Visual Harmony

In fashion, 'discordant' refers to clothing that looks out of place together.

Fashion Mismatch

 which combines harsh music, jerky dancing, and uncanny staging. It opens with dancers awakening to a solo bassoon, playing in an eerily high register. This gives way to discordant strings, punctured by unexpected pauses while the dancers twitch to the music.

The ballet that incited...

 and they get seamlessly blended into the master plate. I'm compressing the day and night as I saw it, creating a unique harmony between these two very discordant worlds.