A medieval musical interval or dissonant chord that produces an unpleasant, clashing sound.
From Greek 'dia-' (through, across) + Latin 'corda' (strings), literally describing strings vibrating against each other. Medieval theorists used this to distinguish harsh intervals from harmonious ones.
Medieval musicians actually categorized 'bad' sounds with a special word—diascord—because they took harmony so seriously that discord deserved its own technical name!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.