discordant

/ˈdɪsˌkɔrdnt/

If you believe that movies should entertain, but your friend insists that movies should inspire, then the two of you hold discordant views on the purpose of movies. That means your opinions are in conflict.

You can see the word discord in discordant. Discord is tension felt between people who strongly disagree about something. So discordant describes experiencing discord, a lack of harmony. A discordant conversation at your dinner table may make some people upset — they want everyone to get along. Discordant can also describe harsh and unpleasant sounds, like the blaring horns in city traffic.

Definitions of discordant

1. adjective

   not in agreement or harmony
   “views discordant with present-day ideas”

   synonyms:

   at variance, discrepant, dissonant

   not in accord

   dissentious, divisive, factional, factious

   dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

   antonyms:

   accordant

   being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'

   according

   (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with

   agreeable

   prepared to agree or consent

   concordant, concurring

   being of the same opinion

   consensual

   existing by consent

   consentaneous, consentient, unanimous

   in complete agreement
2. adjective

   lacking in harmony
   synonyms: disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic

   inharmonious, unharmonious

   not in harmony