discrepancy

Pronunciation: /dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  2. noun an event that departs from expectations

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.

In classic literature

Synonyms

disagreement, divergence, variance

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
difference
Narrower (hyponyms)
allowance

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