Disharmonious
/ˌdɪs.hɑːrˈmoʊ.ni.əs/noun
Lacking harmony; not in agreement or pleasing combination.
Did you know?The core of this word comes from Greek *harmonia*, which originally meant a joining or fitting together, so its opposite literally frames discord as a failure of cosmic alignment.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
harmonía
“a fitting together, agreement, or joint”
Late Latin
Latin
harmonia
“agreement, concord; also musical harmony”
14th Century
English
harmonie
“concord, agreement; musical consonance”
16th Century
English
disharmonie
“lack of harmony or agreement”
Modern English
English
disharmonious
“not harmonious; lacking agreement or pleasing proportion”