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- pronunciation:
- dih
skre
p
 n
si
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
discrepancies |
| definition 1: |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency.
There is no discrepancy between the two suspects' stories.- synonyms:
- difference, disparity, inconsistency, variance
- antonyms:
- correspondence
- similar words:
- deviation, disagreement, dissimilarity, divergence, incongruity
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| definition 2: |
an instance of divergence or inconsistency.
A discrepancy was found between the reported figures and the actual ones.- synonyms:
- contradiction, difference, inconsistency
- similar words:
- dissimilarity, incongruity
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| related words: |
anomaly, hole |
adjective + (n.)discrepancy
abnormal,
absolute,
affective,
apparent,
aware,
cognitive,
considerable,
dual,
feminine,
glaring,
greatest,
huge,
large,
masculine,
mean,
minor,
obvious,
perceived,
possible,
relative,
severe,
significant,
slight,
socioeconomic,
statistical,
substantial,
sufficient,
unusual,
verbal,
wide
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verb + (n.)discrepancy
account,
clarify,
correct,
define,
demonstrate,
detect,
examine,
exhibit,
explain,
highlight,
identify,
indicate,
investigate,
note,
notice,
perceive,
point,
predict,
reconcile,
resolve,
result,
reveal,
uncover
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(n.)discrepancy
+ verb
arise, attribute, calculate, compute, discuss, exist, observe, obtain, reflect
noun + (n.)discrepancy
ability,
achievement,
ambiguity,
anxiety,
calculation,
contradiction,
count,
criterion,
effectiveness,
explanation,
gender,
interpretation,
length,
magnitude,
pay,
payroll,
reason,
regression,
sample,
size,
spa,
weight
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The word discrepancy
contains the following part:
-ance, -ence, -ency, -ancy
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, or act of
  More about this word part:
The suffix group -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
attaches to verbs and Latin verb stems to create nouns. The suffix -ance
is usually attached to whole English words, whereas -ence
is usually attached to roots: compare eloquence
and acceptance
. For most nouns ending in -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
, there is a correponsponding adjective form ending in -ant, -ent.
Example words:
absence, acceptance, accountancy, admittance, agency, ambiance, ambience, appetency, arrogance, ascendancy, attendance, audience, belligerency, benevolence, brilliancy, buoyancy, cadence, clemency, complacency, conference, confidence, consequence, conservancy, consistency, constancy, constituency, contingency, counterinsurgency, countertendency, currency, decency, deficiency, delinquency, dependency, despondency, difference, disappearance, discrepancy, disturbance, efficiency, eloquence, emergency, equivalency, excellency, exigency, expectancy, expediency, fluency, frequency, hesitancy, importance, incoherency, inconsistency, incumbency, indecency, independence, independency, inefficiency, infancy, insufficiency, insurgency, interagency, interdependency, itinerancy, latency, leniency, malfeasance, malignancy, mendicancy, nonbelligerency, nonemergency, occupancy, occurrence, patency, permanency, piquancy, poignancy, potency, preference, pregnancy, presidency, proficiency, pungency, redundancy, regency, remembrance, residence, residency, science, solvency, stringency, subagency, sufficiency, superefficiency, superintendency, tenancy, tendency, transparency, urgency, vacancy, vagrancy
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