discrepancy
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.
Examples
- They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.
Synonyms
disagreement, divergence, variance, variant, anomalous, anomaly, conflict, contrariety, deviation, difference, discordance, disparity, dissimilarity, incompatibility, inconsistency, mismatch, variation
Scrabble Score: 21
discrepancy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddiscrepancy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
discrepancy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary