Disagreeing, clashing, or conflicting; not matching or corresponding with something else.
Directly from Latin 'discrepans' (disagreeing), the present participle of 'discrepare.' It combines 'dis-' (not/apart) and 'crepare' (to sound), literally meaning 'sounding apart' or 'clashing.'
Latin verbs that described sounds and sensations gave birth to many of our abstract vocabulary—words about conflict, argument, and disagreement often have sound-based roots, showing how ancient speakers used their ears to describe arguments!
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