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Definition of "discrepant" [dis•crep•ant]

  • Marked by discrepancy; disagreeing. (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 "discrepant" in a sentence
  • "Two different tests done on all 6,255 people found that 131 had "discrepant" results - where one is positive and the other negative, the report said."
  • "In their already discrepant accounts of the miraculous birth, the four gospels give us no clue as to what time of year—or even what year—it is supposed to have taken place."
  • "The discrepant goals of journalist and subject are never more apparent than when one requests approval over one's final quotes."