different between disagree vs discordable

English

Etymology

From Middle English disagre (“to refuse to assent to”), from Anglo-Norman disagreer, disagrer, desagreer (“to refuse assent”), from Old French desagreer, desagrëer (“to be disagreeable; to be unpleasant”) (modern French désagréer (“to displease”)); the English word is analysable as dis- +? agree.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s????i?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?s????i/
• Rhymes: -i?
• Hyphenation: dis?a?gree

Verb

disagree (third-person singular simple present disagrees, present participle disagreeing, simple past and past participle disagreed)

1. (intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.

   Synonym: beg to differ

2. (intransitive) To fail to conform or correspond with.

Usage notes

• This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs

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English

Etymology

Compare Old French descordable.

Adjective

discordable (comparative more discordable, superlative most discordable)

1. That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant.

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