discrepancy

  • 21discrepancy — noun (plural cies) Date: circa 1623 1. the quality or state of being discrepant 2. an instance of being discrepant …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22discrepancy — /di skrep euhn see/, n., pl. discrepancies for 2. 1. the state or quality of being discrepant; difference; inconsistency. 2. an instance of difference or inconsistency: There are certain discrepancies between the two versions of the story. Also,… …

    Universalium

  • 23discrepancy — dis·crep·an·cy (dis krepґən se) disagreement or inconsistency …

    Medical dictionary

  • 24discrepancy — Synonyms and related words: antagonism, antipathy, antithesis, argumentation, balance, clashing, collision, conflict, confrontation, contradiction, contradistinction, contraindication, contraposition, contrariety, contrast, controversy,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 25discrepancy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. inconsistency, disagreement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Inconsistency] Syn. variance, contrariety, disparity; see difference 2 , inconsistency . 2. [An error] Syn. miscalculation, mistake, flaw; see error …

    English dictionary for students

  • 26discrepancy — dis·crep·an·cy || dɪ skrepÉ™nsɪ n. difference, inconsistency; disagreement, lack of accord …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 27discrepancy — [dɪs krɛp(ə)nsi] noun (plural discrepancies) a difference or lack of compatibility between two or more facts that should be similar. Derivatives discrepant adjective Origin C17: from L. discrepantia, from discrepare be discordant …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28discrepancy — n. See discrepance …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 29discrepancy — noun (C, U) a difference between two amounts, details, reports etc that ought to be the same (+ in): How do you explain these discrepancies in the accounts? (+ between): There are big discrepancies between what Margaret says and what you say …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30discrepancy — n 1. inconsistency, variance, dissimilarity, deviation, divergence; disparity, incongruity, contrariety; difference, disagreement, discordance, misunderstanding, credibility gap, cross purposes. 2. moot point, disputed point, question at issue,… …

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