How to say "discord" in Japanese

• 確執かくしつCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers discord as deep-rooted, lingering antagonism between two parties — mutual hostility that has built up over time and never been resolved. Typical of families or organizations whose members have long been at odds.
• 不仲ふなかCommon
  no-adjective, na-adjectiveDescribes people being on bad terms — a strained relationship rather than an active quarrel. The natural choice when 'discord' simply means that two people, such as family members or coworkers, do not get along.
• 不和ふわCommon
  nounThe most direct equivalent for 'discord' as a general lack of harmony: dissension, disagreement, or trouble between people or within a group. Use it when no more specific nuance is intended.
  ２人ふたりの少年しょうねんは口論こうろんがもとで不和ふわになった。↗

  A quarrel estranged one boy from the other.
• 不協和音ふきょうわおんCommon
  nounCovers discord as dissonance or cacophony: clashing, inharmonious sound. A four-character compound; when 'discord' refers to sound, this is the word to reach for.
• 争いあらそいJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers discord that takes the form of fighting, disputes, or feuds — active contention rather than quiet ill will. Choose it when 'discord' implies open conflict between people or groups.
  金銭きんせんのことで彼かれと争あらそいになった。↗

  I had a quarrel with him over money.

Use 不和 for discord in general, 確執 for long-standing antagonism, 不仲 for people on bad terms, 「争い」 for open disputes and conflict, and 不協和音 for discord as dissonant, clashing sound.

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• 確執かくしつdiscord
• 不仲ふなかdiscord
• 不和ふわdiscord
• 不協和音ふきょうわおんdiscord
• 争いあらそいfight
• 葛藤かっとうconflict
• 調子外れちょうしはずれdiscord
• 調子っぱずれちょうしっぱずれdiscord
• ディスコードdiscord
• 齟齬そごinconsistency
• 軋轢あつれきfriction
• 仲違いなかたがいfalling out (with)
• 不一致ふいっちdiscrepancy
• 不調和ふちょうわdisharmony
• 心のぶつかり合いこころのぶつかりあいclash of minds (between friends)
• 不協和ふきょうわdissonance
• 揉め事もめごとquarrel
• ごたごたtrouble
• 摩擦まさつdiscord
• 波風なみかぜdiscord
• 衝突しょうとつclash
• 隙げきdiscord
• 軋みきしみdiscord
• 風波ふうはdiscord
• 一荒れひとあれtrouble (e.g. at a meeting)
• さざ波さざなみripple (e.g. of uneasiness)
• 間かんestrangement