Discrepancy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Discrepancy is a noun meaning An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
Meaning
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
More Meanings
- The state or quality of being discrepant.
Example Sentences
Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.
They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.
WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, […]. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.
Word Forms
- discrepancies
- discrepance
Synonyms for discrepancy
Depending on context, synonyms include conflict, contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include divergence, disagreement, variance, variant, inconsistency, discordance.
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