discord

• Hereupon the cardinal took part in the conversation, and said that he hoped Beza might be as zealous in allaying the troubles of France as he had been successful in fomenting discord--a remark which Beza did not let pass unchallenged, for he declared that he neither had distracted nor intended to distract his native land. —  The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)
• The less frequent the coincidence of the vibrations, the less perfect will be the concord, or the less pleasure will it afford to the mind; till the vibrations coincide so seldom, that the sound produced by both strings at once is harsh and disagreeable, and is called a discord The effects of music upon the mind, the power by which it moves the heart, touches the passions, and excites sometimes the highest pleasure, and sometimes the deepest melancholy, depend upon melody. —  Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease
• There is but one way to save us from demoralisation, discord, and repudiation. —  A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
• We broke up each time in confusion and discord, and the manner of the last ballot was arranged but a few minutes before the ballot was taken." —  Union and Democracy
• The musicians stopped with a discord, and the middle of the crowded floor bared itself instantly. —  The Octopus : A story of California

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