🇬🇧 Discord meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Discord is when people are not getting along because they strongly disagree, argue, or feel upset with each other instead of working together peacefully.

There was major discord at the breakfast table when Mom said broccoli could count as a ‘fun cereal.’

Movie-night discord exploded when my little brother insisted we watch the same cartoon for the 47th time in a row.

Classroom discord exploded when the teacher asked, ‘Is a hot dog a sandwich?’ and nobody has spoken to each other since.

Discord broke out in the living room when my brother changed the TV from cartoons to a documentary about toenail fungus.

There was instant discord in the car when Dad turned on ‘Old People Music’ and we all howled like wolves in protest.

The old kitchen filled with discord as two sisters argued over a blue bowl. A small discord of coughs met their sharp discord of words; the quiet discord between their hands made the air thin. Even the cat leapt away from the discord. After a long look, they laughed, put the bowl on the shelf, and hugged.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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