discrepancy
Meanings
Plural: discrepancies
Noun
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- an event that departs from expectations
- An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
- The state or quality of being discrepant.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.
Synonyms
anomalous, anomaly, conflict, contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement, discordance, disparity, dissimilarity, divergence, incompatibility, inconsistency, mismatch, variance, variant, variation
Scrabble Score: 21
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