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- An argument or controversy.
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
- Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
- Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
- (gaming, usually capitalized) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- (military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
- A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
- (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
- a noisy riotous fight
- in disagreement
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
- unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
- that confounds or contradicts or confuses
- That is diametrically opposed to something.
- Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
- Mutually exclusive.
- That contradicts something, such as an argument.
- That is itself a contradiction.
- Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
- (anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
- A hit or blow made with one's chest.
- (euphemistic) A female human's breasts.
- The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
- a state of conflict between persons
- a state of conflict between colors
- a minor short-term fight
- a loud resonant repeating noise
- (sports) match; a game between two sides.
- (onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
- Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
- (hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
- (Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
- A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
- A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
- An angry argument.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- disagree violently
- crash together with violent impact
- (intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
- (intransitive, slang, video games) To play Clash Royale or Clash of Clans.
- (transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
- (intransitive) To make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To chatter or gossip.
- (intransitive) To come into violent conflict.
- (intransitive, in games or sports) To face each other in an important game.
- (intransitive) To argue angrily.
- a state of conflict between persons
- effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
- the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
- (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
- The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
- (figuratively) Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
- (China, historical) (Second Sino-Japanese War) Conflict, as between the Communists and non-Hanjian Kuomintang forces.
- have a disagreement over something
- take exception to
- to strive or contend about; to contest
- to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
- (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- The state of differing or being in conflict.
- (physics, chemistry, biology) The number of degrees of freedom in a system.
- A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
- (law) A discrepancy between two legal documents.
- (computing, programming) Covariance and contravariance generally.
- (law) A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaint.
- The act of varying or the state of being variable.
- An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulations.
- (statistics) The second central moment in probability; the square of the standard deviation.
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- the quality of being subject to variation
- an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- an event that departs from expectations
- the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
- discord that splits a group
- an outburst of controversy
- a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- (figurative) An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
- A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
- (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
- (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
- To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
- (intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.
- To waste away.
- (intransitive, slang) Clipping of masturbate.
- (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
- (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
- To deprive of.
- soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
- flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
- moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
- (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
- A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
- Of people: disagreeing with each other; dissenting, quarrelsome.
- (geology, physical geography, originally US) Of a rock formation or other land feature, or its alignment: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features.
- (also figurative) Of sounds: harsh, jarring; specifically (music), of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony; dissonant, inharmonious.
- (chiefly genetics) Of two similar subjects, especially twins: differing in some characteristic.
- Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.
- (healthcare) Ellipsis of serodiscordant (“of a couple: with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative”).
- (mathematics, statistics) Of figures, etc.: having opposite signs (for example, positive and negative).
- Of a coastline: having bands of different types of rock running transversely to the coast, leading to the formation of alternating bays and headlands.
- lacking in harmony
- not in agreement or harmony
- opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
- opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- an incompatibility of dates or events
- a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
- A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- a bold challenge
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- A conflict between armed forces.
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a minor short-term fight
- A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
- (sexuality) A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
- (sports) A match between two opposing sides.
- A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
- (India) An extrajudicial killing or execution.
- (sciences) The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
- experience as a reaction
- come together
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- be beset by
- (intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
- (transitive, euphemistic, India) To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.
- (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
- (intransitive, rare) To meet one another.
- (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
- A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
- (ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee.
- (field lacrosse) The start of play, when two players attempt to get possession of a ball placed on the ground between them by the referee.
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- Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
- Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
- (gaming, usually capitalized) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- (military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
- A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
- (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
- a noisy riotous fight
- Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
- (anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
- A hit or blow made with one's chest.
- (euphemistic) A female human's breasts.
- The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
- a state of conflict between persons
- a state of conflict between colors
- a minor short-term fight
- a loud resonant repeating noise
- (sports) match; a game between two sides.
- (onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
- Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
- (hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
- (Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
- A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
- A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
- An angry argument.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- disagree violently
- crash together with violent impact
- (intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
- (intransitive, slang, video games) To play Clash Royale or Clash of Clans.
- (transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
- (intransitive) To make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To chatter or gossip.
- (intransitive) To come into violent conflict.
- (intransitive, in games or sports) To face each other in an important game.
- (intransitive) To argue angrily.
- a state of conflict between persons
- effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
- the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
- (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
- The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
- (figuratively) Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
- (China, historical) (Second Sino-Japanese War) Conflict, as between the Communists and non-Hanjian Kuomintang forces.
- have a disagreement over something
- take exception to
- to strive or contend about; to contest
- to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
- (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
- The state of differing or being in conflict.
- (physics, chemistry, biology) The number of degrees of freedom in a system.
- A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
- (law) A discrepancy between two legal documents.
- (computing, programming) Covariance and contravariance generally.
- (law) A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaint.
- The act of varying or the state of being variable.
- An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulations.
- (statistics) The second central moment in probability; the square of the standard deviation.
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- the quality of being subject to variation
- an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- an event that departs from expectations
- the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
- discord that splits a group
- an outburst of controversy
- a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- (figurative) An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
- A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
- (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
- (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
- To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
- (intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.
- To waste away.
- (intransitive, slang) Clipping of masturbate.
- (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
- (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
- To deprive of.
- soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
- flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
- moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
- (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
- A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- a bold challenge
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- A conflict between armed forces.
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a minor short-term fight
- A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
- (sexuality) A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
- (sports) A match between two opposing sides.
- A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
- (India) An extrajudicial killing or execution.
- (sciences) The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
- experience as a reaction
- come together
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- be beset by
- (intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
- (transitive, euphemistic, India) To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.
- (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
- (intransitive, rare) To meet one another.
- (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
- A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
- (ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee.
- (field lacrosse) The start of play, when two players attempt to get possession of a ball placed on the ground between them by the referee.
- An argument or controversy.
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
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- opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
- opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- an incompatibility of dates or events
- a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
- A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
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- An argument or controversy.
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
- in disagreement
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
- unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
- that confounds or contradicts or confuses
- That is diametrically opposed to something.
- Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
- Mutually exclusive.
- That contradicts something, such as an argument.
- That is itself a contradiction.
- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- Of people: disagreeing with each other; dissenting, quarrelsome.
- (geology, physical geography, originally US) Of a rock formation or other land feature, or its alignment: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features.
- (also figurative) Of sounds: harsh, jarring; specifically (music), of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony; dissonant, inharmonious.
- (chiefly genetics) Of two similar subjects, especially twins: differing in some characteristic.
- Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.
- (healthcare) Ellipsis of serodiscordant (“of a couple: with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative”).
- (mathematics, statistics) Of figures, etc.: having opposite signs (for example, positive and negative).
- Of a coastline: having bands of different types of rock running transversely to the coast, leading to the formation of alternating bays and headlands.
- lacking in harmony
- not in agreement or harmony