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discrepancy.

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/dɪˈskɹepənsi/Australia/dəˈskɹepənsi/New-Zealand
  1. An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

    countable · uncountable
    They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.
  2. The state or quality of being discrepant.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepāns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin discrepantiabor. English discrepancy Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.

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