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Definition of "inharmonious" [in•har•mo•ni•ous]

  • Not in harmony; discordant. (adjective)
  • Not in accord or agreement. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inharmonious" in a sentence
  • "Or probably there may exist 'cross magnetism, 'that is to say the inharmonious magnetism of different members who are antagonistic to each other."
  • "Almost every hour of my deck-watches I listen to this infernal din, and am maddened into desire to join with Mr. Pike in a night attack and put these rebellious and inharmonious slaves to work."
  • "His song will always contain the inharmonious door slam of the refrain."