Discrepant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not compatible with other facts

not in agreement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈeɪpɚɹiz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˈɛpənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˈɛpənt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈeɪpɚɹiz/.

Examples

desires at variance with his duty
widely discrepant statements

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

at variance dissonant incompatible inconsistent

Parts of Speech

adjective	not compatible with other facts
adjective	not in agreement
adjective	not in accord “desires at variance with his duty”

Word Forms

discrepancy	noun	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
incompatibility	noun	the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diskrepant

nicht mit anderen Tatsachen vereinbar

🇫🇷French

divergent

non compatible avec d'autres faits

🇪🇸Spanish

discrepante

no compatible con otros hechos

🇮🇹Italian

discrepante

non compatibile con altri fatti

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijkend

niet verenigbaar met andere feiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

discrepante

não é compatível com outros fatos

🇷🇺Russian

противоречивый

несовместимо с другими фактами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिकूल

अन्य तथ्यों से मेल नहीं खाता

🇧🇩Bengali

অসঙ্গত

অন্যান্য তথ্যের সাথে সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வேறுபாடு

மற்ற உண்மைகளுடன் பொருந்தாது

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యత్యాసం

ఇతర వాస్తవాలకు అనుకూలంగా లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

विसंगत

इतर तथ्यांशी सुसंगत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગત

અન્ય તથ્યો સાથે સુસંગત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ

ಇತರ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യത്യാസം

മറ്റ് വസ്തുതകളുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਤਭੇਦ

ਹੋਰ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

متضاد

دوسرے حقائق سے مطابقت نہیں رکھتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不一致的

与其他事实不相符

🇯🇵Japanese

矛盾している

他の事実と矛盾する

🇰🇷Korean

서로 어긋나는

다른 사실과 양립할 수 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khác biệt

không tương thích với các sự kiện khác

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สอดคล้องกัน

ไม่สอดคล้องกับข้อเท็จจริงอื่น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbeda

tidak sesuai dengan fakta lain

🇵🇭Filipino

magkaiba

hindi tugma sa ibang mga katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

bercanggah

tidak sesuai dengan fakta lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متناقض

لا يتوافق مع الحقائق الأخرى

🇮🇷Persian

مغایر

با واقعیت های دیگر سازگار نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

tutarsız

diğer gerçeklerle bağdaşmıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא תואם

לא תואם עובדות אחרות

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