| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class III. Words Relating to Matter | | Section III. Organic Matter | | 2. Sensation |
| (iii) Musical Sounds |
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| 414. Discord. |
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| NOUN: | DISCORD, discordance; dissonance, cacophony, want of harmony, caterwauling; harshness [See Stridor]; charivari, shivaree [dial., U. S.], racket; consecutive fifths.
[CONFUSED SOUNDS] Babel, pandemonium; Dutch concert, cat’s concert, marrowbones and cleavers [all colloq.].
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| VERB: | BE DISCORDANT &c. adj.; jar (sound harshly) [See Stridor]; shivaree [dial., U. S.].
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| ADJECTIVE: | DISCORDANT, dissonant, absonant; out of tune, tuneless; unmusical, untunable; immelodious, unmelodious, unharmonious, inharmonious, unsweet [rare], singsong; cacophonous; harsh [See Stridor]; jarring.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh.—Hamlet
- Chromatic tortures soon shall drive them hence.—Pope
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