A state of unrest, conflict, or absence of peace; to disturb or break the peace.
From dis- (opposite) + peace. This Old English formation creates a direct opposite to peace, similar to how we might say 'disorder' or 'unrest' today.
This word is archaic but beautifully simple—it's the kind of straightforward opposite-making that Old English speakers used before we developed words like 'conflict' or 'discord' from Latin and French.
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