Definition
A state or philosophy of discord and lack of agreement, especially in music, relationships, or society where harmony is absent.
Etymology
From dis- (prefix meaning 'not' or 'opposite') + harmonism (from Greek harmonia, meaning 'fitting together'). The term emerged in the 19th century to describe philosophical or social positions opposing the idea of universal harmony.
Kelly Says
This word represents a fascinating rejection of Enlightenment optimism—while philosophers were debating whether the universe tends toward harmony, disharmonism insisted that conflict and discord are fundamental features, not bugs to be fixed.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አማርኛ
a-ma-r-in-nya
ARالعربية
اختلاف
ikhtilaaf
BNবাংলা
অসঙ্গতি
os-ang-ti
CACatalà
desarmonia
de-sar-mo-nia
CSČeština
nesouladnost
ne-sou-lad-nost
DADansk
uoverenighed
u-over-en-ighed
DEDeutsch
Disharmonie
di-shar-mo-nee
ELΕλληνικά
ακαταρξία
a-ka-ta-r-xia
ESEspañol
desarmonía
de-sar-mo-ni-a
FRFrançais
désharmonie
de-za-ar-mo-nee
GUGU
અસંગતતા
a-sang-ta-ta
HEעברית
אי-הרמוניה
i-har-mo-nia
HIहिन्दी
असंगति
as-ang-ti
HUMagyar
diszharmónia
di-shar-mo-nia
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakharmonisan
ke-tidak-har-mo-ni-san
ITItaliano
disarmonia
di-sar-mo-nia
KKKK
келісімсіздік
ke-li-sim-siz-dik
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-p-ret
KO한국어
조화의 부재
jo-hwa-ui bu-rae
MRMR
असंगतता
as-ang-ta-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakharmonian
ke-tidak-har-mo-ni-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
disharmonie
di-shar-mo-nee
NONorsk
uforsoning
u-for-so-ning
PLPolski
dysharmonia
dis-har-mo-nia
PTPortuguês
desharmonia
de-shar-mo-ni-a
RORomână
disarmonie
di-sar-mo-nee
RUРусский
диссонанс
dis-son-ans
SVSvenska
oavstämning
o-av-stäm-ning
SWKiswahili
uhalifu
u-ha-li-fu
TAதமிழ்
சமரசமின்மை
sa-ma-ra-sa-min-mai
TEతెలుగు
అసమత్యం
a-sa-mat-yam
THไทย
ความไม่สอดคล้อง
kwan-ma-i-sod-klong
TLTL
pagkakalitan
pa-gka-ka-li-tan
TRTürkçe
uyumsuzluk
uyum-suz-luk
UKУкраїнська
дисгармонія
dis-gar-mo-ni-ia
VITiếng Việt
sự bất hòa
su-và-bat-hoa